A Guatemalan man has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to produce and transfer fraudulent documents.
Estuardo Hernando Ruiz-Orozco, 51, was sentenced in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to produce and transfer fraudulent documents.
Ruiz-Orozco had forfeited $17,561.00 as proceeds or property facilitating the fraudulent document scheme prior to sentencing.
He will begin a 3-year term of supervised release after his release from prison and will be deported by U.S. immigration authorities after completing his sentence.
The investigation into Ruiz-Orozco’s activities began in the spring of 2020, when law enforcement officers were investigating an identity theft matter involving the use of a deceased person’s Social Security number.
Over the course of the year, investigators made several purchases of fraudulent documents from Ruiz-Orozco, who was receiving dozens of packages originating in California through the U.S. Mail.
On October 7, 2020, an undercover officer ordered fraudulent identity documents from Ruiz-Orozco, and on October 15, 2020, defendant produced a Driver’s License, an I-551, and a Social Security Card to the undercover officer.
The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, the Social Security Administration’s Office of Inspector General, and the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles.
Ruiz-Orozco will serve 24 months in prison for his role in the conspiracy, which was uncovered in 2020.
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Key Facts
- State: Nebraska
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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