The Virginian-Pilot
NORFOLK, Virginia -- For the second time this year, immigration agents say they have uncovered a phony immigration document mill in Virginia Beach, according to court filings made public Monday.
Illegal immigrants could pay $110 to get papers that looked legitimate enough to gain employment, agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in the court filing.
Armando "Luis" Gutierrez-Tlaczani, the suspected ringleader of the operation, reportedly was based in the Pembroke section of the city. He was ordered jailed without bond Monday after an appearance in U.S. District Court.
Gutierrez-Tlaczani was arrested last week and charged with selling phony immigration documents from his apartment. The court papers did not list a specific address.
Gutierrez-Tlaczani would receive a package containing phony documents at least once a week from someone in Los Angeles, according to a court affidavit filed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent Brett D. Kolb.
Posted by tyne at November 27, 2007