The New York Field Office culminated a year-long investigation of a notorious immigration document vendor with her arrest on charges of conspiracy, transfer of fraudulent documents, and false statements. This investigation, in the District of New Jersey, established that the document vendor was submitting fraudulent petitions to INS in New York claiming that aliens were married to U.S. citizens. The document vendor provided her clients with fraudulent marriage and birth certificates as well as fraudulent tax returns, leases, and bank statements. Prosecution is pending. In the District of Kansas, a former chief of police was arrested for submitting fraudulent claims and mail fraud.
Trial is pending.
In the Northern District of Illinois, a Mexican alien was arrested on charges of counterfeiting INS and social security documents. This investigation by the Chicago Field Office and INS determined that counterfeit resident alien cards, birth certificates, and social security cards were printed in Mexico and shipped to the United States. The scheme would allow aliens to purchase a total package of fraudulent documents. The investigation confiscated over 3,000 resident alien and social security cards. INS is in the process of deporting the Mexican alien.