SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A federal grand jury has indicted 39-year-old Luis Eduardo Torres-Hernandez on charges related to false identification documents and illegal reentry into the United States.
The indictment includes 10 counts of transferring false identification documents and one count of illegal reentry, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Kimberly A. Sanchez of the United States Department of Justice.
Court documents revealed that Torres-Hernandez allegedly sold false identification documents, including Permanent Resident (green) cards and Social Security cards, to undercover agents between September and December 2024. These documents appeared to be issued by the U.S. but were produced without lawful authority.
Torres-Hernandez was deported on Aug. 29, 2014, following a previous conviction for transferring false identification documents in the Eastern District of California.
This case resulted from an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Dhruv M. Sharma prosecuting.
If convicted, Torres-Hernandez could face up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each false documents count, and up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the illegal reentry count.
Sentences will be determined by the court, considering statutory factors and Federal Sentencing Guidelines. All charges are allegations, and Torres-Hernandez is presumed innocent until proven guilty.