Illegal Alien Gets Caught Using Forged Documents In Lake Charles
This past Friday, the Louisiana State Police were contacted by the Louisiana Office Of Motor Vehicles in Lake Charles to report someone using forged documents in an attempt to get a state drivers license.
Troopers arrested Elmer Cortez-Villega after discovering that the birth certificate and social security card he used were fake. After investigations, with help from the U.S. Border Patrol, they determined that Cortez-Villega is an illegal Columbian.
He was arrested for filing a false public record and giving false information regarding lawful presence in the United States.
He was booked into the Calcasieu Parish Correctional Center and has had a hold placed on him by the Border Patrol for being in the country illegally.
He faces up to five and a half years in prison and $5,500 in fines.