USCIS Assists in Investigation Leading to Sentencing of U.K. Man for Lying to Immigration Authorities
BOSTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided valuable assistance to the investigation that led to the sentencing of a United Kingdom man for making false statements in an immigration matter.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston announced the sentencing of Duncan Hollands, also known as Duncan Herd, to time served (one day) and two years of supervised release. He is also subject to removal proceedings as a result of the conviction.
According to court documents, Hollands falsely reported on his application for lawful permanent residence and during his interview that he had never used another name and denied having any history with the criminal justice system. However, Hollands did in fact have a prior name, Duncan Herd, under which he was previously convicted and sentenced to more than three years in prison for obtaining property by deception along with other charges.
Hollands also had other interactions with the criminal justice systems in the United Kingdom and France. Hollands pleaded guilty on Jan. 15, 2025, to lying on an immigration application.
U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley; Michael J. Krol, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England; and Matthew O’Brien, special agent n charge of the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service, Boston Field Office, made the announcement.
USCIS provided valuable assistance, as did the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives; the Cambridge and Woburn, Massachusetts, police departments; and U.K. law enforcement authorities.
Assistant U.S. Attorney John J. Reynolds III of the Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.
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