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| Caribbean-Latin America |
| Fake ID Ring Smashed - Money Went to Mexico |
| 2011-05-07 |
| In Northern Virginia, Manassas, near the battlefield. Federal immigration officials say that Cruz, who this week [mills? rings? operations? scams? Couldn't make up his/her mind?] that ran in 11 states, stretching from Nashville to Providence, R.I., officials said. Each year, the ring produced between 10,000 and 15,000 fake documents. They wired at least $1 million to the bosses in Mexico. Each cell's success depended heavily on runners who sought out customers at grocery stores, laundromats and bars, authorities said. Sometimes they even passed out business cards advertising their services. In all, 27 people were arrested on a range of charges including making and selling false documents, gun possession, racketeering, kidnapping, and, in one case, murder. Sixteen people, including Cruz, pleaded guilty in connection with the ring. Two defendants are fugitives in Mexico. Capitalism is alive and well in Messico. My employer hires a lot of spanish-speaking labor, and they all have documents. Shut down the fake ID rings and many businesses will not hire illegals that seem to be legal. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #1 They wired at least $1 million to the bosses in Mexico. Who are the bosses? And why is this being run out of Mexico, instead of being a local initiative? I'm offended. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-05-07 18:14 |