A Guatemalan national living in the U.S. illegally has been sentenced to eight months in federal custody for her role in a counterfeit document operation in West Michigan.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan says Norma Ayala, 35, conspired to transfer false Social Security cards and Permanent Resident cards to individuals unlawfully in the United States.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) began looking into the scheme in 2024 after receiving reports of fraudulent IDs in greater Grand Rapids. Investigators say Ayala and two co‑defendants — Rigoberto Vasquez‑Vasquez and Edgidio Vasques‑Mencho — were advertising, manufacturing, and selling the fake documents…