Arya Ebrahimi, Trafficking in Fake IDs, Virginia 2024

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Arya Ebrahimi, Trafficking in Fake IDs, Virginia 2024

Arya Ebrahimi, 28, a resident of Gainesville, Virginia, and Tarik Sayed Metwally, 31, a resident of Fairfax, Virginia, have pleaded guilty to importing, manufacturing, and trafficking fraudulent identity documents.

According to court documents, Ebrahimi and Metwally operated an online enterprise using various websites, including apexsfakes.com and fakeyourdrank.com, to sell counterfeit IDs. They imported high-quality counterfeit driver licenses and identification cards from China to the United States.

Ebrahimi and Metwally used various methods to receive shipments of fake IDs from China, including using fraudulent IDs and fake names. They rented boxes in different locations under fake names, using fake Illinois driver licenses.

The fraudulent identification documents were sold to individuals across the United States, including individuals who wanted to appear 21-years-old or older, foreign nationals, and individuals with criminal histories. One individual used a fake ID to operate a scheme to sell stolen vehicles.

Ebrahimi and Metwally made or procured thousands of fake identification documents. Their criminal enterprise continued until at least July 2020. On Aug. 8, 2022, Ebrahimi knowingly engaged in a financial transaction of criminally derived property in the transfer of $29,736.83.

Arya Ebrahimi is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 18 and faces up to 15 years in prison for trafficking in false identification documents and 10 years in prison for engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity.

Metwally is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 4 and faces up to 15 years in prison for trafficking in false identification documents.