Feds arrest two brothers, alleged hit man in Mexico tied to Chicago ID ring

Three Mexican nationals are awaiting extradition to the United States to stand trial with 23 other defendants who operated a multimillion-dollar fake ID ring in Chicago.

The crime organization turned to murder when competing fake ID firms encroached on their turf, according to a news release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Manuel Leija-Sanchez, 40, who was arrested in Mexico last Friday; his brother Pedro Leija-Sanchez, 35, who was arrested in Mexico in August; and brother Julio, arrested in April in Chicago, are among 23 defendants facing federal charges for their role in the fake ID scheme.

The news release said the Leija-Sanchez organization had been openly operating a “bustlingâ€