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Indian National Indicted for Possession of Forged Green Card in New York

The indictment marks one of the latest actions in the Justice Department’s Operation Take Back America crackdown on transnational document fraud.

The complaint was filed as a result of an investigation by the US Border Patrol Niagara Falls Station.
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Overview

  • Federal charges were filed on August 6 in the Western District of New York accusing 34-year-old Swapnil Ramesh Tejale of possessing a forged alien resident card.
  • Niagara Falls Police requested U.S. Border Patrol assistance on July 10 after a traffic stop uncovered Tejale’s counterfeit Lawful Permanent Resident Card.
  • Agents later found a fake Social Security card in his name and confirmed he lacked any valid immigration documents.
  • Tejale remains in federal custody as legal proceedings begin under a DOJ initiative targeting transnational crime.
  • If convicted, he faces up to ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine.