Tag: Counterfeiting
Amanda Cangelosi, Counterfeiting, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Amanda Cangelosi, a 40-year-old New Orleans resident, pleaded guilty on April 23, 2026, to conspiring to make and pass counterfeit $100 bills in the city. Cangelosi and her co-conspirators used genuine $1 bills to create the fake currency, attempting to deceive merchants into accepting the counterfeit bills as real. The scheme…
Ciera Blas, Passport Forgery, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read Two Brooklyn women, Ciera Blas and Kelly Josek, got a taste of federal hard time after a routine traffic stop turned up a stash of fake passports in Texas. Blas, 32, and Josek, 41, pleaded guilty to fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents, and were sentenced to 120…
Rigoberto Vasquez-Vasquez, Counterfeiting, Michigan 2025
⏱ 2 min read A Guatemalan national has been sentenced to 8 months in prison for running a fake ID ring in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Rigoberto Vasquez-Vasquez, 43, was arrested in September 2025 after a search warrant turned up computers, laptops, and fake IDs at his home. Vasquez-Vasquez was part of a scheme to sell…
