Illegal alien sentenced for role in violent fraudulent document ring

August 1, 2011

Dave Gibson

On Monday, Oscar Zaraut Correa, 26, was sentenced to 46 months in prison by U.S. District Judge James R. Spencer in a Richmond courtroom, after admitting to his role in a violent document ring based in Mexico.

Correa pleaded guilty to conspiring to produce and transfer false identification documents and possession of document-making equipment.

Correa sought out illegal aliens looking for fake Resident Alien (green cards) and Social Security cards and in Norfolk and Virginia Beach.

Correa’s alleged supervisor, Edy Oliverez Jiminez, has been charged with murdering a rival document maker in Arkansas. His trial is set to begin in October.

The multi-state operation had cells in 19 cities across the country, including three in Virginia.

In May, U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride announced that three members of a fraudulent document trafficking organization with operations in 19 cities and 11 states, including three in Virginia, have pleaded guilty to racketeering.

The indictment alleges that the three Virginia cells were located in Richmond, Manassas and the Norfolk/Virginia Beach area. The criminal enterprise also operated in Arkansas, North Carolina, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Indiana, Kentucky and Rhode Island.

Eulalio Alcantara-Cruz, 33, of Manassas, Va.; Jorge Alejandro Gonzalez-Garcia, 35, of Mishawaka, Ind.; and Gabriel Soberanas-Grada, 21, of Greensboro, N.C., all entered guilty pleas to racketeering conspiracy charges. Each faces up to 20 years in prison when sentenced in September.

The federal indictment states: “Israel Cruz Millan, a/k/a “El Muerto,â€