SoCal man pleads guilty to posing as ICE agent to bilk Latino immigrants

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A San Diego man pleaded guilty today in downtown Los Angeles to federal charges for impersonating an immigration agent in order to con tens of thousands of dollars from Orange County immigrants who sought “green cards” and U.S. citizenship.

Davyd George Brand Jimenez, 55, of San Ysidro, entered his plea to 10 counts of false impersonation of a federal officer or employee, two counts of mail fraud, two counts of wire fraud, and one count each of fraudulent possession and use of U.S. government seals and aggravated identity theft.

Sentencing is set for July 16, at which time he will face up to 117 years imprisonment, a three-year period of supervised release, a fine of $4 million, and $152,476 in restitution to at least 25 victims, according to the U.S. Department of Justice…

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