GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Three Guatemalans have been indicted on allegations they conspired to sell false U.S. documents in Kent County.

The defendants, who await arraignment in U.S. District Court, were arrested Tuesday, Sept. 30, in Grand Rapids, U.S. Attorney Timothy VerHey said.

The indictment alleges the three conspired to sell false permanent-resident cards and Social Security cards that appeared to have been issued by the government. The cards were allegedly sold to those in the U.S. illegally.

The indictment documents seven instances of sales to confidential sources observed by Homeland Security Investigations agents.

“These cases are a priority,” VerHey said in a statement. “Illegal immigrants come to the United States because they know they can get phony work documents allowing the

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