A former Cuban military pilot has been indicted in Miami on federal charges after prosecutors say he lied about his past to U.S. immigration officials in an effort to obtain permanent residency, federal officials said.

According to the Department of Justice, 64-year-old Luis Raul Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez, of Cuba, is charged with fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents, as well as making false statements to a federal agency. If convicted on all counts, he faces up to 15 years in federal prison.

Prosecutors allege that on April 20, Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez submitted an immigration form falsely claiming he had never served in a military or police unit, received weapons training, or participated in any armed group.

Investigators say he had in fact served in Cuba’s Revolutio

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