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SIERRA VISTA — A Mexican man is headed to Cochise County after being extradited to the United States to face charges of forgery and trafficking in the identity of another.
Ruben Rosendo “Casho” Camargo Plaza, of Cananea, Mexico, was extradited to Phoenix on Thursday night and is scheduled to be transferred to Cochise County, where he is to stand trial, according to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. He had not arrived at the Cochise County Jail as of 5:15 p.m. on Friday.
Camargo is charged with one count of conspiracy, seven counts of forgery and three counts of trafficking in the identity of another.
According to the Attorney General’s Office, Camargo created and sold fake resident alien cards and other documents last March.
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The indictment against Camargo states that he was given photos and biographical information on Jan. 11, 2007, that were used to create fraudulent documents, two permanent resident cards, two Social Security cards and a Sonora, Mexico, driver’s license.
Camargo allegedly delivered the fraudulent documents on Jan. 12.
On March 2, 2007, at the Wal-Mart in Sierra Vista, Camargo was given more information to create a permanent resident card and a Social Security card, according to the Attorney General’s Office. Those documents were allegedly delivered the next day.
Each forgery count is related to a false document he allegedly created.
The trafficking in the identity of another person charges are for when he allegedly “knowingly sold personal identifying information of another person, including a real or fictitious person,” according to court documents.
If convicted of all the charges, Camargo faces up to 18 1/2 years in prison.
He is scheduled to appear in Cochise County Superior Court within 24 hours of being picked up by the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office.
The Attorney General’s Office said Camargo’s case was developed from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigation into allegations that Sun Drywall and Stucco Co. in Sierra Vista referred illegal immigrants to fraudulent document vendors.
Last March, Ivan Hardt, owner of Sun Drywall, and seven other people were charged with conspiring to harbor or shield from detection illegal workers from Mexico and knowingly hiring or aiding in the hiring of workers over a 12-month period.
The cases are still pending in federal court.
HERALD/REVIEW Managing Editor Keith J. Allen can be reached at 515-4610 or by e-mail at keith.allen@svherald.com.
Patriot Rick wrote on Feb 2, 2008 9:37 AM: