# Mexican Man Convicted Using Dead Baby's Identity for 40 Years

> Mexican man convicted after using dead U.S. baby's identity for 40 years to get voter card and passport.
- Title: Mexican Man Convicted Using Dead Baby's Identity for 40 Years
- Summary: Mexican man convicted after using dead U.S. baby's identity for 40 years to get voter card and passport. Vidal Blanco-Blas, 62, was convicted of passport…
- Keywords: vidal blanco-blas, julio cesar torres, u.s. passport, voter registration, federal prison, identity theft, social security number, texas driver license, mexico, dallas express, news, politics
- Source: Dallas Express — https://dallasexpress.com/crime/illegal-alien-convicted-after-decades-using-dead-infants-identity
- Author: Dallas Express
- Published: 2026-10-22T11:00:38+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: vidal blanco-blas, julio cesar torres, u.s. passport, voter registration, federal prison, identity theft, social security number, texas driver license, mexico, dallas express, news, politics
## Conviction for identity fraud
Vidal Blanco-Blas, 62, was convicted of passport fraud and aggravated identity theft after using a dead American baby's identity for over 40 years.

> A Mexican illegal alien used a dead American baby’s identity for more than 40 years, obtaining a voter registration card and U.S. passport.
## Stolen identity timeline
Blanco-Blas entered the U.S. using Julio Cesar Torres' identity, a U.S. citizen who died in Mexico at 3 months old, and obtained a Social Security number and Texas driver's license.

> Blanco-Blas entered the United States using the identity of Julio Cesar Torres, a U.S. citizen who died in Mexico at approximately 3 months old, prosecutors said.
## Voter card and passport application
On April 11, 2023, Blanco-Blas submitted a passport renewal application in Greenville, Texas, which led to his true identity being uncovered.

> On April 11, 2023, he submitted a passport renewal application in Greenville, Texas. State Department investigators subsequently uncovered his true identity, according to the release.
## Prior convictions under stolen identity
Blanco-Blas had three prior drug convictions under the stolen identity: 84 months for conspiracy to possess controlled substances, 120 months for marijuana possession, and 21 months for possession with intent to distribute up to 30…

> Prosecutors listed three earlier drug convictions under the stolen identity. One carried an 84-month sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Another brought 120 months for marijuana possession. The third carried 21 months for possession with intent to distribute up to 30 kilograms of marijuana.
## Current sentencing timeline
Blanco-Blas faces up to 12 years in federal prison after a jury convicted him on October 16, 2026, with sentencing scheduled for March 22, 2027.

> Vidal Blanco-Blas, 62, faces up to 12 years in federal prison after the October 16 verdict, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas announced Wednesday.
## Key takeaway

Vidal Blanco-Blas, 62, was convicted of passport fraud and aggravated identity theft for using a dead American infant's identity for over 40 years.