United States v. Edwin Alberto Correa-David; Danna Pamela Porras-Marin; Andres Giraldo-Ospina; Julian Giraldo-Ospina; Viviana Urrego-Rojas; and Esteban Robledo-Correa

Pending Criminal Division Cases

United States v. Edwin Alberto Correa-David; Danna Pamela Porras-Marin; Andres Giraldo-Ospina; Julian Giraldo-Ospina; Viviana Urrego-Rojas; and Esteban Robledo-Correa
Court Docket No.: 1:25-cr-20436-KMW

Court Assigned: This case is assigned to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 400 North Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33128 before Judge Kathleen M. Williams.

For more information about the charges in this case, please see below:

Indictment – October 1, 2025
Press Release

Victim Impact Statement:  If you would like to submit a Victim Impact Statement, you may do so via email at Victimassistance.visafraud@usdoj.gov using the form available at this link:

Victim Impact Statement (PDF)

The information on this website will be updated as new developments arise in the case. If you have any questions, you can contact the email above.

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Latest Updates:

In-Person Status Conference as to the Unopposed Motion to Certify the Case as Complex as to defendants Julian Giraldo-Ospina and Viviana Urrego-Rojas occurred on March 17, 2026, at 3:00 PM before Judge Kathleen M. Williams.  The parties were instructed to confer on scheduling and on discovery and to provide the court, by May 4, 2026, with a proposed date when trial should be scheduled.

Background:

Criminal Charges: Correa-David, Porras-Marin, Andres Giraldo-Ospina, Julian Giraldo-Ospina, Urrego-Rojas, and Robledo-Correa were charged with violations of Title 18 United States Code, Section 1962(d), that is Racketeering Conspiracy. The pattern of racketeering activity included multiple acts indictable under: 18 U.S.C. § 1028 (relating to fraud and related activity in connection with identification documents); 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (relating to wire fraud); 18 U.S.C. § 1351 (relating to fraud in foreign labor contracting); 18 U.S.C. § 1546 (relating to fraud and misuse of visas, permits and other documents); and 18 U.S.C. § 1956 (relating to the laundering of monetary instruments). All six defendants are also charged with violations of Title 18 United States Code, Section 1956(h), Money Laundering Conspiracy. 

Correa-David, Porras-Marin, Andres Giraldo-Ospina, Julian Giraldo-Ospina, and Robledo-Correa were also charged with violations of Title 18 United States Code, Section 371, conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, including such offenses as falsely making, forging, counterfeiting, and altering the seal of any department and agency of the United States in violation 18 U.S.C. § 506; fraudulently and wrongfully affixing the seal of any department and agency of the United States to and upon any certificate, instrument, commission, document, and paper in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1017; and falsely assuming and pretending to be an officer and employee acting under the authority of the United States and any department, agency and officer thereof . . . and in such pretended character demands and obtains any money, paper, document, and thing of value, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 912. 

As alleged in the indictment, from at least in or around December 2021 and continuing through October 1, 2025, the defendants were part of an enterprise that largely operated out of call centers located in Colombia. The enterprise created and posted advertisements on Facebook pages and other websites purportedly offering assistance to persons seeking visas to work in the United States. Once a victim made an inquiry, their information was routed to a member of the enterprise who followed a multi-step protocol guiding victims through what was falsely represented to the victim as a legitimate visa application process. The enterprise members would message with the victims and have video calls with the victims. During the process, enterprise members would ask victims for personal information, have the victims fill out forms and upload personal documents. Throughout the process, enterprise members would ask victims to pay various fees. 

Eventually an enterprise member would have a video call with the victim during which the enterprise member pretended to be a United States official and informed the victim that their visa was approved and displayed false visas, employment authorization documents, and/or a letter from an employer. The enterprise member would then ask the victim to pay additional fees. Finally, an enterprise member would give the victim a time and date to report to the United States Embassy in the victim’s home country to receive approved documents. When the victim arrived at the Embassy, they would be informed that there was no legitimate visa appointment. No victim ever obtained a legitimate visa from the enterprise.

Defendants Correa-David, Porras-Marin, Andres Giraldo-Ospina and Robledo-Correa were arrested in Medellin, Colombia and are detained pending extradition to the United States.

Defendant Julian Giraldo-Ospina was arrested in Sacramento, California and is out on bond pending trial. Defendant Urrego-Rojas was arrested in Denton, Texas, and is currently detained in Miami, Florida, pending trial.

Presumption of Innocence: It is important to keep in mind that a criminal indictment is merely an allegation, and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty and that presumption requires both the court and our office to take certain steps to ensure that justice is served.

Crime Victims’ Rights Act and Right to Retain Counsel: Because charges have been filed in this case in federal court, you also may be entitled to the following rights, according to the Crime Victims’ Rights Act, Title 18, United States Code, Section 3771: (1) The right to be reasonably protected from the accused; (2) The right to reasonable, accurate, and timely notice of any public court proceeding, or any parole proceeding, involving the crime or of any release or escape of the accused; (3) The right not to be excluded from any such public court proceeding, unless the court, after receiving clear and convincing evidence, determines that testimony by the victim would be materially altered if the victim heard other testimony at that proceeding; (4) The right to be reasonably heard at any public proceeding in the district court involving release, plea, sentencing, or any parole proceeding; (5) The reasonable right to confer with the attorney for the Government in the case; (6) The right to full and timely restitution as provided in law; (7) The right to proceedings free from unreasonable delay; (8) The right to be treated with fairness and with respect for the victim’s dignity and privacy; (9) The right to be informed in a timely manner of any plea bargain or deferred prosecution agreement; and (10) The right to be informed of the rights under this section and the services described in section 503(c) of the Victims’ Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. § 10607(c)) and provided contact information for the Office of the Victims’ Rights Ombudsman of the Department of Justice. The Crime Victims’ Rights Act (18 U.S.C. § 3771) applies only to victims of the counts charged in federal court, and thus individuals may not be able to exercise all of these rights if the crime of which the individual is a victim was not charged.

Section 3771(c)(2) of this Act requires that we advise you that you have the right to retain counsel. Although the statute specifically sets forth your right to seek advice of an attorney with regard to your rights under the statute, there is no requirement that you retain counsel. The Government may not recommend any specific counsel, nor can the Government (or the Court) pay for counsel to represent you. Government attorneys represent the United States.

If you elect to obtain counsel to represent your interests, please have your attorney notify this office in writing via email at: victimassistance.visafraud@usdoj.gov. If you elect not to retain counsel to represent your interests, you do not need to do anything.

Plea Agreements: Please be aware that many criminal cases are resolved by plea agreement between the Department of Justice and the defendant. You should also know that it is not unusual for a defendant to seek to negotiate a plea agreement shortly before trial is scheduled to begin. Plea agreements can be made at any time and as late as the morning of trial, leaving little or no opportunity to provide notice to you of the date and time of the plea hearing. If the court schedules a plea hearing in this case, we will use our best efforts to notify you of available information as soon as practicable. If you want to inform the prosecutor of your views regarding potential plea agreements, or any other aspect of the case, please contact the prosecutor assigned to this case at victimassistance.visafraud@usdoj.gov.