Close Gallery
Zoom Picture

San Juan, PR.– U.S. Customs and Border Protection Enforcement Officers arrested Monday three Dominican citizens attempting to travel using counterfeit US visas from the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport bound to two distinct destinations. 

Defendants Genaro Valerio Mendoza, Sandivel Taveras-Arias, and Belkis Maria Arias-Vasquez appeared today before US District Court Judge Camille Velez -Rive facing charges for violation of Title 18 United States Code, Section 1546, fraud and misuse of visa, permits and other documents. 

The defendants were arrested by CBP Officers after presenting what appeared to be counterfeit US visas and CBP I-94 forms with fake admission stamps, within their Dominican Republic issued passports, prior to boarding Jet Blue flights destined to New York, NY, and Hartford, CT.

During further secondary examination of the documents, CBP Officers confirmed that the presented visas and stamps were counterfeit. Upon inquiry all three defendants admitted to having purchased their documents from unidentified sources in San Juan, paying between US$1,500 and US$1,800. 


Share / Recommend this article: FacebookFacebook Digg thisDigg this del.icio.usdel.icio.us TechnoratiTechnorati YahooYahoo Facebook
COMMENTS
12 comment(s)
Written by: THINK, 4 Apr 2012 1:36 PM
From: United States, SDQ -- Mia --NY

One type of icurable diseases is "small brain without thinking."
Written by: brasilenosisback, 4 Apr 2012 2:00 PM
From: United States
Small brain without thinking? hindsight buddy, you are relying upon the distorting effects of hindsight. Its easy to say that at this point, but what if they got away with it. And who knows how many individuals got away with this before these two got caught?
Written by: temetito, 4 Apr 2012 5:33 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Something is not right with this article, u don't need a visa to travel from puerto rico to new york, because puerto rico is the usa, u only need an id.
Written by: danny00, 4 Apr 2012 6:21 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
Small brain without thinking? hindsight buddy, you are relying upon the distorting effects of hindsight. Its easy to say that at this point, but what if they got away with it

very nice do it the wrong way.
this is why many in many countries have a very bad taste for dominicans.
"what if they got away with it?"
your all mafia guys and belong in upstate jails for the rest of your low-lifes the way u live and think and the way u do things.

written by an honest hard working dominican man who walks with his head down in shame when asked are u dominican?
Written by: danny00, 4 Apr 2012 6:22 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
think their are others like a-rod?
Written by: juanb, 4 Apr 2012 7:25 PM
From: Dominican Republic


Nice work boys:

From 7 dias:

JP Morgan alarmado con déficit fiscal del gobierno
Written by: RoyStone, 4 Apr 2012 8:29 PM
From: Australia
temetito,
Perhaps if you have a Dominican passport, then you need a visa to show you entered Puerto Rico legally, rather than by yola?
Written by: Vivacuba, 4 Apr 2012 11:06 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Not surprised. Everything that comes from these mafia printing presses are counterfeit starting with their funny money. QE3 to TBA June. The new American Slave.
Written by: josean, 5 Apr 2012 6:23 AM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016


Is this where Lie-onel's personal escort and advisors got their "new" visas?
Written by: easyrider, 5 Apr 2012 11:22 AM
From: Dominican Republic, La Romana
Immigration procedures seem to work better in the tiny island than on the vast mainland. I guess the obummer has nothing to gain in P.R. 12,000,000 illegals free to roam the U.S. for votes I suppose.
Written by: poncaal, 5 Apr 2012 2:13 PM
From: United States
3 down many more. befor the foolish people realize u must have legal documents to travel. Ive seen clips where there is many people in the sales of trash papers fools to buy with this id sys. now
Written by: DaveB, 2 May 2012 1:34 PM
From: United States
Your brainless bigotry is showing, easy rider. This administration has enforced our laws by deporting more criminals than in the entire Bushkov/Chenski wannabe Stalin's 8 years.
Post Your Comment | Not a member? Create your account | Lost your password?
Write your opinion here. Please keep your comment relevant to this article. Please note that any comments which contain offensive language or discriminatory expressions may be edited/removed.
You must log in to post a comment:
Username Password