Judge Sentences Brazilian to 10 Months' Imprisonment In Document FraudU.S. Department of JusticeBoston, MA October 18, 2006 Michael J. Sullivan Contact: Brazilian Man Convicted and Sentenced For Unlawfully Producing And Selling Fake U.S. Identification Documents A Brazilian man formerly residing in Framingham was convicted and sentenced today in connection with his production and sale of counterfeit green cards and Social Security cards and for possessing document-making implements. United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan and Bruce M. Foucart, Special Agent in Charge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New England, announced that ÉCLAIR C. TEIXEIRA, age 41, formerly of 181 Hollis Street, Framingham, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Reginald C. Lindsay to a four-count Indictment charging him with manufacturing and transferring false U.S. identification documents, and for possessing document-making materials and equipment. Immediately after accepting the guilty plea, U.S. Judge Lindsay sentenced TEIXEIRA to 10 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by 2 years of supervised release. Upon completion of his prison sentence, TEIXEIRA faces deportation to his native Brazil. During today’s plea hearing, the prosecutor told the Court that, had the case proceeded to trial, the evidence would have proven that a confidential source ("CS") cooperated with ICE Task Force agents in an undercover investigation. It is alleged that through telephone calls, the CS made arrangements to purchase from TEIXEIRA fraudulent green cards and Social Security cards on three separate occasions. On February 16, 2006, April 18, 2006 and May 18, 2006, the CS met with TEIXEIRA at various locations in Framingham and provided TEIXEIRA with photos, names and dates of birth to be used on the fraudulent documents. TEIXEIRA left with the items and information and entered an apartment building located at 181 Hollis Street in Framingham. TEIXEIRA operated his false document production business from an apartment he rented at this location. On each occasion TEIXEIRA returned to the meeting places providing the CS with the fraudulent documents. The CS paid TEIXEIRA a total of $850 in cash for a total of 14 fraudulent identification documents, namely, green cards and Social Security cards. The case was investigated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Document and Benefit Fraud Task Force whose members include: Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Secret Service, the Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service, the Social Security Administration’s Office of Inspector General, and the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Antoinette E.M. Leoney in Sullivan’s Major Crimes Unit. |
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