The Brief
- Emmanuel Padilla Reyes was sentenced to 5 years in prison for selling 550,000+ fake Texas paper vehicle tags.
- He must pay $22 million in restitution; he’ll face deportation after his sentence.
- The scheme facilitated other crimes, and one victim died from a crash involving a fake tag.
HOUSTON – An undocumented immigrant in Houston has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a nationwide scheme to sell fake Texas paper vehicle tags.
Emmanuel Padilla Reyes, 35, pleaded guilty May 13. He will also be required to pay $22 million in restitution.
Prison sentence for Texas tag scheme
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Reyes was sentenced to 60 months in prison and has been ordered to pay $22 million in restitution to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.…