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INS BUSTS COUNTERFEIT DOCUMENT RING The INS recently announced that it seized more than two million fake identification documents during a raid in Los Angeles. The documents included fake green cards, Social Security cards and driver's licenses from nine states. The agency estimates the documents to have a street value of nearly a billion dollars. Agents of the INS' Los Angeles District office led the investigation and eventual seizure. The investigation began nine months ago. In addition to the documents, the INS seized a large commercial grade printing press, a professional print plate making machine, 40 printing plates and a number of other counterfeiting implements. According to INS Commissioner Doris Meissner, "We put out of business what we believe to be the largest organized crime group responsible for manufacturing and distributing phony identification documents in the United States. This operation should have a significant effect on the supply of counterfeit immigration documents nationwide." The INS expects to make a number of arrests in the case, but none have been announced yet. Prior to this, the largest seizure had been 400,000 documents in a Los Angeles raid in 1993. Disclaimer: This newsletter is provided as a public service and not intended to establish an attorney client relationship. Any reliance on information contained herein is taken at your own risk. |
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