CE arrests Ogden man charged with operating counterfeit document mills

Complaint alleges he produced fake immigration and identity documents

OGDEN, Utah -- A Mexican national appeared in federal court this morning charged with operating a counterfeit document mill suspected of supplying fraudulent immigration and identity documents throughout the United States.

Following a search at his Ogden residence last Thursday, Sergio Aguilar 35, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in an undercover sting that revealed Aguilar creating and selling phony identification documents -- even as agents entered his home. In addition to Aguilar, three other Mexican nationals with prior criminal convictions were taken into custody at the residence. One of three arrived at the residence as a potential customer, money and photos in hand, as the search was nearing completion.

Aguilar is charged in a three-count complaint with possession of distinctive paper for immigration documents, possession of false immigration documents and possession of false identification documents. Additional charges likely will be added when the case is presented to a federal grand jury next week.