Brazilian man pleads guilty to selling green cards, fake Social Security cards
On May 8, Liene Tavares DeBarros Jr., 40, pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful transfer of a document or authentication feature and one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien, Foley's office said in a statement on Tuesday.
He was arrested and charged in March and his sentencing is scheduled for June 26.
Tavares DeBarros was deported in July 2010 and at some point between then and 2024, returned to the United States, Foley's office said.
In mid-2024, investigators found that Tavares DeBarros was selling counterfeit identity documents and sent an undercover agent to request his services, the statement read.
Later that year, he sold a fake Social Security card and a green card to an undercover officer for $250 in October, then in December sold two Social Security cards and two green cards to a different undercover officer for $500, Foley's office said.
The charge of unlawful transfer of document or authentication feature and unlawful production of document or authentication feature provides for a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. The charge of unlawful reentry provides for a sentence of up to two years, one year of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. The defendant is subject to deportation upon completion of any sentence imposed.
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