WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
LAS VEGAS - A federal grand jury returned a 20-count indictment today charging a Mexican national, who is illegally present in the United States, for allegedly using a counterfeit passport as identification to open a bank account and launder proceeds from online vehicle sales.
"Today's federal indictment dismantles a sophisticated car theft ring of swindlers who targeted vintage vehicles and exploited our financial systems for illicit profit," said First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada. "The Department of Justice and our federal law enforcement partners wi...