4 arrested at door shop for working with false IDs

by Cassondra Strande - Aug. 15, 2012 02:01 PM
The Arizona Republic-12 News Breaking News Team

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office arrested four people on suspicion of identification theft after deputies raided a custom door maker in Phoenix on Wednesday, the same day President Barack Obama's new immigration policy went into effect.

Deputies arrested the four people at Sonoran Doors, located near the intersection of 19th Avenue and Rose Garden Lane, after they were tipped off by a former employee, according to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Employment records from the business suggested several employees were using false identification to work there, according to Arpaio.
A company official who answered the phone at Sonaran Doors declined to comment.

Obama's "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals" will allow young undocumented immigrants who meet specific criteria to live, study and work in the United States.

"Officials overseeing this new program have cause for concern," Arpaio said in a press release. "Identity theft is a huge problem in the workplace. Mark my words. Someone will figure out how to manipulate the new deferred action program to his or her benefit."

4 arrested at door shop for working with false IDs