The North Carolina Document Fraud Project Identity trafficking is a Class F felony under North Carolina and a conviction carries a punishment of 10 to 36 months in prison. Having or making a fake ID is a misdemeanor. Anyone who knowingly and indiscriminately sells fraudulent identity cards is putting the security of our communities and even our country at risk, as counterfeit documents can potentially be used by dangerous criminals and others who are attempting to obscure their identities and cover their tracks. Brock Nicolas, ICE. 2013 September-February, Clayton - Alfonso Pasillas Carrillo, 24. (U.S. Citizen) Arrested for selling N.C. licenses and immigration papers. Absconded with $50,000. http://www.wtsbradio.com/pages/localnews.html May, Clinton Angela Lainez-Flores and Karen Mejia. (Honduran ILLEGAL ALIENS?) STOLEN IDENTITY REFUND FRAUD. Charged with conspiracy to wrongly defraud the federal government and for wrongly getting over $60,000 in child tax credit REFUNDS. Involves fabricated ID, phonyw-2 earnings, and reporting minors who may NOT LIVE in the U.S. or EXIST. http://www.wral.com/tax-preparer-helps-nab-pair-accused-of-fraud/12454583/ April, Sampson County Veronica, Eugenio, Jose, Carlos, Ramon. (Honduran ILLEGAL ALIENS, some deported more than once) STOLEN IDENTITY REFUND FRAUD. http://www.carolinajournal.com/exclusives/display_exclusive.html?id=10120 March, Charlotte - Phani Raju Bhima Raju, 41. (Indian national) ILLEGAL VISA SCHEME Admitted guilt to five federal charges ranging from conspiracy to violate U.S. laws to money laundering conspiracy. Obtained false H-1B immigration visas for foreign workers. (U.S. JOBS) http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/03/21/3930855/charlotte-resident-pleads-guilty.html#storylink=cpy March, Newton - Rosalba, Sixto, Wilbur, and Crescencio Lopez Cruz, Mario Tercero Cruz. (ILLEGAL ALIENS). ICE, SBI, DMV involved. Arrested on federal charges of conspiring to make and sell fake identification papers (S.S. cards and NCDLs to ILLEGAL ALIENS in Allegheny, Surry, Wilkes and other surrounding counties. http://www.journalpatriot.com/news/article_1f538278-96fe-11e2-915c-001a4bcf6878.html
2012 October, Charlotte - Ingrid Ramirez Ayala, 18, Isaac Perez Guzman, 27. DMV FRAUD. ICE, DHS involved. Charged with two counts of manufacturing a counterfeit government identification card; one count of manufacturing and one count of selling a counterfeit driver license; http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/10/04/3576831/2-in-charlotte-face-fake-idcharges.html#storylink=cpy September, Charlotte Alicia Garcia-Morales, 36. DMV FRAUD. Charged with 39 counts of TITLE FRAUD, REGISTRATION FRAUD, and accessing government computers for fraud. http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/charlotte-woman-accused-of-fraud-169258786.html August, Charlotte - Felipe De Jesus Chavez, 33, owner of La Popular, Carisa Renee Barrett, 37 and Juan Francisco Feliz, 51. DMV FRAUD and DHS involved. Arrested for MAKING hundreds of FAKE vehicle titles and registrations. http://www.wbtv.com/story/19407801/investigators-trio-charged-with-making-hundreds-of-fake-dmvdocuments July 13-January 7, Charlotte Cathy Lee Cisneros, owner of Elyamira Multiservicios tax business and Candida Mayo Figueroa. TAX FRAUD. Charged with conspiracy to defraud the gov t with I.T.I.N. tax refunds. (Title 18, U.AS. C 286). http://www.wral.com/investigates-child-tax-credit-allows-fraudsters-a-chance-to-cheat/1 New Mexico North Carolina resident indicted for applying for a New Mexico license. (ILLEGAL ALIEN). Fake proof of New Mexico residency was used. http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20120619/pc16/120619021/30-indicted-including-16-local-residents-inalleged-fake-id-scheme 24 May, Asheville, Buncombe & Henderson Cty - Angel Evilio Alvarado-Gonzalez, Salimon Ramos, and Herbert Alexander Guevara-Alvarado. (ILLEGAL ALIENS) Charged with PRODUCING and SELLING SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS and FAKE IDS. http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20120524/news/305240013/men-sentenced-prison-selling-fake-ids- Asheville-area 12 April, Raleigh - Andres Diaz Gonzalez, aka Rafael Hernandez Nunez, Armondo or Cuba. ACCUSED of IMPERSONATING a N.C. DMV INSPECTOR. SUSPECTED of CHARGING HISPANICS THOUSANDS of $$ FOR DRIVER LICENSES. 55 COUNTS of OBTAINING PROPERTY by FALSE PRETENSES. http://raleightelegram.com/201204191469 2 February, Lillington, NC Lynetta Green, 35 and Janet Faye McClean, 57. DMV FRAUD. Charged with 1,119 COUNTS of ALTERING VEHICLE TITLES, ACCESSING GOV T COMPTUERS to DEFRAUD, ACCEPTING EXPIRED NC LICENSES/STATE ID CARDS, and VIOLATING REGISTRATION PROVISIONS. http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2012/02/03/1155017?sac=fo.crime
2011 21 December, Concord, Cabarrus County - Manuel Casillas Alvarado, 44 and Joaquin Gutierrez Villareal, 46 (DHS involved). Charged with TRAFFICKING, MANUFACTURING, FORGERY, and DELIVERING COUNTERFEIT N.C. ID CARDS, S.S. CARDS, U.S. PERMANENT RESIDENCE CARDS and MORE. (Info belonged to innocent victims.) http://www2.independenttribune.com/news/2011/dec/22/two-arrested-concord-counterfeit-documents-ar- 1742289/ http://www.wcnc.com/news/crime/authorities--136075873.html 26 October, Eden, Rockingham County Tonya Dillon, n/a. DMV FRAUD. Charged with FOUR COUNTS of using FALSE INFORMATION to APPLY for a VEHICLE REGISTRATION or TITLE. DMV inspectors alleged that Dillon was registering and titling vehicles without requiring North Carolina driver licenses. http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/print-edition/2011/11/04/license-plate-probe.html?page=all 17 August, Lumberton, Robeson County Pablo Sarmiento, Francisco Salome-Ramirez and Jamie Cortes- Gonzalez. Charged with TAKING BRIBES FOR ISSUING FAKE IDs to ILLEGAL ALIENS, SOCIAL SECURITY FRAUD, ELUDING DMV EXAMINATION and DOCUMENT INSPECTION. (Used to obtain state-issued ID cards and driver s licenses.) http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2011/11/17/1138013?sac=crime 16 June, Burlington, Alamance County - Delia Sosa Pacheco, 42 and Alfredo Pacheco-Martinez, 42 (ICE involved). Charged with POSSESSION of FRADULENT ID, MANUFACTURING of FRADULENT ID, and TRAFFICKING STOLEN IDENTITIES. (Officers seized fraudulent resident alien cards, counterfeit Social Security cards, computer equipment, printers and other items used in the manufacture of fake ID.) http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/sheriff-45062-lab-alleged.html 16 May, Morganton, Burke County - Matilde Jose Vasquez, 42. Charged with TRAFFICKING STOLEN IDENTITIES and POSSESSING or MANUFACTURING A FRADULENT ID. (Immigration status being investigated.) http://www2.morganton.com/news/2011/may/19/alleged-id-trafficker-nabbed-ar-1044916/ February, Hickory, Catawba County - Horacio Ramirez Caballero, 34, Juvenal Ramirez Caballero, 32, Ismael Cristino-Caballero, 25, Edwin Sandoval, 20, Oscar Caballero Cruz, 26 - (ILLEGAL ALIEN Mexicans) Charged with FORGERY, MANUFACTURING DRIVER S LICENSES, PROSTITUTION. http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/news/2011/feb/22/fake-id-lab-busted-ar-804811 January, Cary, Wake County Fernando Nery Perez-Salim, 27 Charged with PRODUCING and SELLING FRADULENT NORTH CAROLINA DRIVER S LICENSES, SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS, GREEN CARDS and TRAFFICKING IN STOLEN IDENTITIES. http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/02/04/968604/man-charged-with-manufacturing.html January, Washington, Beaufort County Oscar Gonzalez, 40 and Alberto Salazara, 21 Charged with producing and selling FAKE ID CARDS, RESIDENT ALIEN CARDS, DRIVER S LICENSES and TRAFFICKING STOLEN IDENTITIES. http://www.witn.com/beaufortcounty/headlines/two_men_accused_in_fake_id_scheme_114720134.html
January, Grand Rapids, MI Eddie Castilla-Lugo, 37, Israel Aremendariz-Becerra, 41, Jose ReyesGonzalez, 34, and Eduardo Lopez-Sosa and Miguel Merlos-Gonzalez, 32 (Mexico) Charged with producing and selling PERMANENT RESIDENT CARDS (green cards), SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS, and DRIVER S LICENSES for NORTH CAROLINA. http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/01/five_convicted_in_federal_prob.html December, Richmond, VA Israel Cruz Milan, ringleader from Raleigh. (Illegal Alien) Government arrested and 25 of 30 charged. FALSE DOCUMENTS were MADE in NORTH CAROLINA also. (Employed torture/ MURDER to control.) http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2010/dec/18/tdmain01-thirty-charged-in-fake-document-ring-ar-723885/ 2010 November, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County - Jose Jeremias Marquez, 36, (Illegal Alien) - DMV Charged him with TWO FELONY COUNTS OF TRAFFICKING IN STOLEN IDENTIFICATION CARDS, ONE FELONY COUNT OF SELLING FRAUDULENT N.C. DRIVER S LICENSES, and FOUR MISDEMEANOR CHARGES OF MANUFACTURING ID CARDS and DRIVER S LICENSES. October, Hamptonville, Yadkin County Billy Frank Christian, 35 Charged with MANUFACTURING FRADULENT NC ID CARDS and INTERNATIONAL MEXICAN DRIVER S LICENSES. http://www.yadkinripple.com/view/full_story/9714820/article-undercover-officers-bust-fake- IDoperation?instance=home_news_lead October, Salisbury, Rowan County - Silvia Olivarez Adame, 43 Charged with NOTARY FRAUD and FORGING VEHICLE TITLES. http://www.salisburypost.com/crime/100210-cops-dmv-charges-woman-qcd July, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County - Juan Manuel Gonzalez-Sosa, 28, Pedro GonzalezMatias, 51, Jacaranda Gonzalez-Sosa, 24, and Pedro Gonzalez-Sosa, 21 (Mexican citizens) Charged with producing and selling FALSE DOCUMENTS, IMMIGRATION, SOCIAL SECURITY and NC DRIVER S LICENSES. http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1007/100712winstonsalem.htm 2009 November, Madison, NC - Juan Ruiz Hernandez, 32 Charged with producing and selling FRADULENT PERMANENT RESIDENT CARDS and SOCIAL SECURITY DOCUMENTS. http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/0911/091117greensboro.htm November, Beaufort County - Raul Alexander Pinto-Gonzales - (Illegal Alien) Charges unknown, but had been previously deported. DOCUMENT MILL SHUT DOWN. http://www.newsobserver.com/2009/11/27/212673/fake-id-business-is-booming.html?story_link=email_msg November 2009 Dobson, NC Adin Avila-Herrarte, 43 (El Salvador) Charged with producing and selling
FRADULENT IMMIGRATION, SOCIAL SECURITY, and NC DMV DOCUMENTS. http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/0911/091110charlotte.htm September, West Salem, Forsyth County Zoyla Bustos-Perez, 28 (Illegal Alien) Charged with MISAPPLICATION OF GOV T PROPERTY, OBTAINING STATE VEHICLE TITLES BY FALSE PRETENSE, ACCESSING STATE GOV T COMPUTERS TO DEFRAUD NC. http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/09/02/article/dmv_closes_winston_salem_office_worker_arrested September, Gastonia, NC - Claudia Morales Rodriguez, 29, Alfredo Lopez Hernandez, 29, Juan Alberto Goddy Vasquez, 37 (Illegal Aliens). - Charged with ATTEMPTING TO BRIBE A STATE DRIVER LICENSE EXAMINER TO OBTAIN A LICENSE. August, Clinton, Sampson County - Luis Omar Rivera, 31, Jose Wilfredo Rivera, 27, Olegario Cegovia Gomez, 36 (Held by ICE for immigration status). DMV charged with ASSORTED DOCUMENT MANUFACTURING CHARGES of S.S. CARDS and RESIDENT ALIEN CARDS. July, Forest City, Rutherford County - Mario Ziranda, 35, and Elvis Sanchez, 28 (Illegal Aliens). Charged with COMMON LAW FORGERY, MANUFACTURING N.C. DRIVER S LICENSES, FELONY TRAFFICKING of IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS, POSSESSION and DELIVERY of COCAINE AND MISUSE of RECORDS. April, Pitt County Brenda Ponce-Cruz, 36 (Illegal Alien-immigration detainer issued). - Charged with MANUFACTURING FRAUDULENT ID and TRAFFICKING STOLEN IDENTITIES. http://raidreport.blogspot.com/2009_04_25_archive.html 24 March, Raleigh, Wake County - Williams Arzola, 40, Danalis Bernarda Arzola, 41. Charged with 19 FELONY COUNTS OF SELLING FAKE DRIVING DOCUMENTS (MEXICAN/SALVADORAN LICENSES) and INTERNATIONAL DRIVING DOCUMENTS. http://www.newsobserver.com/2009/03/25/64453/two-charged-with-selling-false.html http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/4810191/ 2008 August, Raleigh, Wake County - Roberto Diosdado-Star, (ILLEGAL ALIEN Mexican) IMPERSONATED a U.S. BORDER PATROL CUSTOMS AGENT and TOOK $200,000 FROM ILLLEGAL HISPANICS for FALSE IMMIGRATION DOCUMENTS. (Sentenced to 7 years at taxpayer expense.) http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/border-17547-diosdado-patrol.html July, Mount Pleasant, Stanly County Susan Honeycutt, 50, Vijendra Gangadeen, Richie Seupersad, and others. Charged with ARRANGING and ISSUING APPROX. 150 FALSE LICENSES TO ILLEGAL ALIENS. http://thesnaponline.com/local/x155302163/federal-agents-raid-local-dmv-office/print
May, Raleigh, Wake County Donovan Martinez-Del Angel, 34; Omar Adalid Soto-Baltazar, 32, Jose Galvan-Rangel, 51; Sergio Martinez-Juarez, 23; Ernesto Esquivel-Perez, 30; Luis Slavador Villicana- Martinez, 35 and Roberto Ruiz-Torres, 21. (ALL ILLEGAL ALIENS) CONVICTED AND SENTENCED for CONSPIRACY TO PRODUCE and TRANSFER FALSE IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS and IMPROPER ENTRY BY AN ALIEN. http://www.newsobserver.com/news/v-print/story1227515.html 2006 December, Raeford, Hoke County - Jose Manuel Sosa Godinez, 26, Dionicio Hernandez, 32, Gabriel Canuto Marcelino, 41, Juan Robles Mendez, 23,and Quintin Sanchez Rodriguez, 20. (Five Mexican ILLEGAL ALIENS) - Charged with 270 COUNTS OF MANUFACTURING COUNTERFEITING, & IDENTITY THEFT, and FORGERY. MAKING LICENSES & S.S. CARDS for ILLEGAL ALIENS. http://www.wral.com/news/local/image/1081867/?img_list=1081867%2c1079662&ref_id=1082524 August, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County - Laura Bello-Castanada (illegal re-entry), Jesus Mendoza Lopez, Cristian Luis Madrid-Paz, Luis Antonio Lopez-Vidal and Gerardo Galan Gaytan. (ILLEGAL ALIENS). Charged with MAKING LICENSES and SELLING COUNTERFEIT & S.S. CARDS and RESIDENT-ALIEN CARDS. (Sold e ID over the phone. Sentenced to 9 mos. & 3 yrs. probation.) http://www.alipac.us/f12/woman-accused-selling-fake-ids-immigrants-43836/ March, East Spencer, Rowan County - Jorge Cruz Torres, 37 and Edith Maciel, 34 (ILLEGAL ALIENS). Charged with MAKING and SELLING LICENSES, S.S. CARDS and RESIDENT-ALIEN CARDS. (Plead guilty. Deported.) It was one of hundreds of counterfeit mills operating in the region, authorities believe. http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-42120.html http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/special_packages/immigration/14421275.htm 2004 2 December, Candor, Montgomery County - Cecil Paul Saffle, 60. Charged with MANUFACTURING and SELLING RESIDENT ALIEN CARDS, S.S. CARDS, and OTHER DOCS for ILLEGAL ALIENS to OBTAIN NC DRIVER S LICENSES. (Owned a translation business called Servicios Bilinques.) ~Articles~ Raleigh Address Receives 2,408 Tax Refunds in 2011 http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/06/28/2996717/audit-shows-one-raleigh-address.html#storylink=cpy License Plate Probe by Chris Bagley (4 Nov. 2011) http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/print-edition/2011/11/04/license-plate-probe.html?page=all N.C. Busts Reveal Production of Fake IDs is Booming http://www2.morganton.com/news/2009/dec/03/nc-busts-reveal-production-fake-ids-booming-ar-67639/
Fake ID Business is Booming http://www2.wnct.com/news/2009/nov/27/nc_busts_reveal_production_of_fake_ids_is_booming-ar-19360/ Counterfeit ID Operations becoming More Common http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/4927643/article-counterfeit-id-operations-becoming-morecommon Sponsored by NCFIRE & CapeFearFIRE Updated on 31 December 2013