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Arizona Republic Thursday, October 20, 2005

5 accused of providing fake IDs to immigrants

Scottsdale The Maricopa County Attorneys Office announced Wednesday that five people, including four who worked at a Scottsdale car dealership, were indicted on charges of providing fake identification to undocumented immigrants.

The suspects provided IDs to help immigrants get approved for loans to buy cars, according to County Attorneys Office.

As many as 30 more individuals could be indicted in connection to the fake-ID ring, officials said.

Rodolfo Andres Varona, Mauricio Augusto Nunez-Alamos, Hector Romero and Chad Collins were among those tied to crimes that reportedly occurred in Scottsdale between October 2004 and May 2005.

A fifth person was not named and remains at large. Four of the five individuals were employed by Scottsdale Motor Company, officials said.