GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – A citizen of Guatemala will spend six months in jail then face deportation for his role in a fraud scheme.

Federal prosecutors said 41-year-old Edgidio Vasquez-Mencho is the second of three Guatemalans to be sentenced for conspiring to sell counterfeit permanent resident cards and Social Security numbers to illegal aliens.

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U.S. Attorney Timothy VerHey said, “Vasquez-Mencho deserved to be prosecuted and punished. It is bad enough that he has repeatedly violated our immigration laws by crossing the border without permission. Worse than that, once he got here, he operated an illegal document business that allowed others like him to illegally obtain employment and claim taxpayer-supported public services.” VerHey added, “This conduct must stop.”

This is the third time officials found Vasquez-Mencho in the U.S. illegally. After being caught the first time, Vasquez-Mencho voluntarily deported. During his second apprehension, immigration authorities sent him back to Guatemala.

Officials said Vasquez-Mencho will be deported again after the completion of his sentence.

Earlier this month, a four-time deportee convicted in the same scheme received her sentence.