Illegal immigrant kills 4 children

Cottonwood Van Driver Charged With Identity Theft

The driver of the van that hit the Lakeview school bus last week now faces federal charges. Olga Franco del Cid was charged Friday with two counts of identity theft and two counts of false representation of a social security number. She's accused of using stolen social security numbers to get jobs.

Not only does Olga Marina Franco del Cid face federal identity theft charges, but the man she was living with, and who owned the van she was driving when she hit the Lakeview school bus, faces similar charges. 29 year old Francisco Sangabriel Mendoza lived at the same home as Franco del Cid and also faces identity theft and false representation charges, but unlike Franco del Cid authorities are still looking for Sangabriel-Mendoza.

The four victims of the Cottonwood, Minnesota bus crash have all been laid to rest, but the case against the woman who was driving the van that authorities say hit the school bus bus continues to build.

Friday Olga Marina Franco del Cid was charged with federal identity theft and social security charges. In a release from the United States Attorney's office in Minnesota, Franco del Cid told investigators shortly after the crash she was Alianiss Morales, but when federal agents tracked down the real Morales, she told authorities her purse and identification documents were stolen six months ago while she was living in Puerto Rico. The U.S. Attorney's office says Franco del Cid allegedly used those documents to apply for jobs in Minnesota and also used Morales's social security card to get a Minnesota state I.D. card.

When authorities searched Franco del Cid's home in Minneota last Friday they found her real identity and Guatemalan birth certificate. During the same search the U.S. Attorney's office says investigators discovered documents for Francisco Sangabriel-Mendoza, the man who owned the van Franco del Cid was driving. Authorities say Sangabriel-Mendoza also used stolen social security numbers to apply for jobs in Minnesota.

And now both Franco del Cid and Sangabriel-Mendoza face federal charges following the deadly Cottonwood crash.

Authorities say Sangabriel-Mendoza is an illegal immigrant. Federal agents do not have him in custody, and say if anyone knows where he is they can call Immigration and Custom Enforcement's 24 hour hotline at 1-866-347-2423.