Defendant Stole More Than $24,000 by Impersonating a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the sentencing of Rafael Masso, 28, to two to six years in state prison, for defrauding three Dominican immigrants by impersonating a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) agent and purporting to provide legal services to immigrants. On December 14, 2010, MASSO pleaded guilty to one count of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and one count of Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree. “The defendant victimized members of the Spanish-speaking community by pretending to be a federal agent,” said District Attorney Vance. “This sentence should send a clear and strong message that predatory fraud schemes targeting our immigrant community will not be tolerated. We will continue to aggressively investigate and prosecute these schemes.”