Fremont man sentenced in conspiracy to produce, transfer fraudulent documents following joint HSI, law enforcement partner investigation

Law enforcement officers investigating an identity theft matter learned that fraudulent identity documents could be obtained from defendant Tomas De La Cruz-Perez. Over the course of the year, investigators made several purchases of fraudulent documents such as social security cards, state driver’s licenses, and lawful permanent resident cards (I-551s) from the defendant, who was receiving dozens of packages originating in California through U.S. mail.