A Dorchester resident convicted of fraud and identity theft last June will go to prison for 30 months. Junior Alberto Lopez, 32, was sentenced on Monday in US District Court. He will be subject to deportation to his native Dominican Republic after release.

Lopez was extradited back to the US last year after he fled charges. He was found guilty of conspiring to steal the ID of more than 700 people, mainly in Puerto Rico, to file phony tax returns. Lopez and his partners would then pocket the phony refunds— amounting to over $240,000, according to prosecutors.

He must pay the money back under his sentence.