Guatemalan National Indicted On Fraud And Illegal Reentry Charges

Jacksonville, Florida –United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the return by a grand jury of an indictment charging Diego Andres Garcia (45, Guatemala) with possession of false documents, false representation of a Social Security number, and illegal reentry of a removed alien. Garcia faces up to 10 years in federal prison on the false documents charge, up to 5 years on the false representation of a SSN charge, and up to 2 years’ imprisonment on the illegal reentry charge. Garcia was arrested on a criminal complaint on July 17, 2025. 

 According to court documents, in July 2024, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) conducted an immigration enforcement and compliance inspection involving a construction company in Jacksonville, Florida. During the inspection, HSI determined that Garcia submitted to the company a counterfeit Permanent Resident card and Social Security card and lied about his status in the United States. On July 17, 2025, HSI arrested Garcia on the fraud related charges. During processing, HSI determined that Garcia was in the United States after having previously been removed from the United States in 2006 and 2013. Garcia had not received consent of the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security to reapply for admission.

An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.

This case is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kevin C. Frein.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).