LAS VEGAS, Nev. — A federal jury convicted a Belize citizen March 11, for utilizing a fraudulent United States Everlasting Resident Card and a faux Social Safety card (itemizing a Social Safety quantity not assigned to him) whereas making use of for a “Actual ID” identification card at a Nevada Division of Motor Autos workplace in Henderson, Nevada.
The case was investigated by Homeland Safety Investigations (HSI), the Social Safety Administration’s Workplace of the Inspector Basic and the Nevada Division of Motor Autos (DMV) Compliance Enforcement Division (CED).
“As this defendant on this case discovered, knowingly and willingly utilizing counterfeit immigration and social safety playing cards to use for advantages is a federal crime,” stated Francisco Burrola, particular agent in cost for the HSI workplace in Las Vegas. “There are lawful methods for people to acquire id paperwork however those that attempt to circumvent these legal guidelines shall be held accountable.”
“DMV’s officers extremely worth our collaboration with Homeland Safety Investigations in our making certain the integrity of government-issued id paperwork and prosecuting offenders, ” added JD Decker, chief of the Nevada DMV CED, a state of Nevada legislation enforcement company that investigates instances of doc fraud and id theft that contain using DMV processes.
After a four-day jury trial, Rickon Amyon Wade, aka “Ricky Wade,” 35, was discovered responsible of 1 rely of Fraud and Misuse of Visas, Permits and Paperwork, and one rely of Misuse of a Social Safety Quantity. In response to courtroom paperwork and proof introduced at trial, on Oct. 1, 2020, Wade utilized for a Nevada Actual ID identification card at a DMV workplace in Henderson. As a part of the applying course of, Wade stuffed out a type and offered a DMV Subject Technician with a United States Everlasting Resident Card and Social Safety card as identification. The Subject Technician couldn’t validate and confirm the identification playing cards Wade introduced. Wade had obtained the counterfeit immigration and Social Safety playing cards from a avenue vendor in California.
An investigation revealed that Wade traveled from Belize to Mexico and entered the US at a Texas Port of Entry in Jan. 2000, as a short lived customer for pleasure or tourism. He was licensed to remain in the US till July 2000. As a result of Wade didn’t have a pending software with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Providers to stay in the US after July 2000, his continued keep was illegal.
Wade’s earlier felony historical past consists of convictions for threatening to hurt or kill one other individual, having sexual activity with a minor who’s greater than three years youthful and failure to register as a intercourse offender.
Wade faces a most sentence of 15 years in jail, supervised launch and a financial advantageous. A sentencing listening to has been scheduled for July 16, earlier than U.S. District Decide Gloria M. Navarro.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jessica Oliva and Kimberly Frayn with the US Lawyer’s Workplace District of Nevada, are prosecuting the case.