Mexican Citizen Sentenced For Immigration Fraud

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Santiago Cayetano-Diaz, age 22, and a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today to time served (60 days in jail) for immigration fraud.

The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Thomas P. Brophy, Acting Director of the Buffalo Field Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

As part of his guilty plea, Cayetano-Diaz admitted that he possessed a counterfeit alien registration receipt card (commonly known as a green card) in Saratoga Springs, New York, on May 30, 2017, when he was arrested by ICE-ERO officers. Cayetano-Diaz also admitted that he is a citizen of Mexico, and that he was in the United States unlawfully.

Following his sentencing, Cayetano-Diaz was remanded to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, for removal proceedings.

This case was investigated by ICE-ERO and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward P. Grogan.