Mexican man pleads guilty to impersonating Border Patrol agent to ‘disrupt deportation missions’
Prosecutors said he used a fake patrol truck and three other vehicles to distract federal agents during immigration enforcement operations.
- Jamie Ernesto Alvarez-Gonzalez pleaded guilty to impersonating a Border Patrol agent and disrupting immigration enforcement missions in Southern California.
- Alvarez-Gonzalez used a black Ford F-150 equipped with a Border Patrol sticker, non-working radio antennae, and hanging handcuffs to mimic undercover vehicles.
- During a Jan. 8 incident in San Diego, Alvarez-Gonzalez followed an agent in Linda Vista, causing the officer to abort his mission; he later shouted obscenities and demanded agents leave the community, prosecutors said.
- Alvarez-Gonzalez pleaded guilty to three counts of illegally possessing firearms and admitted to overstaying a tourist visa used decades ago to enter the United States.
- Prosecutors allege Alvarez-Gonzalez actively sought out federal agents, recording himself searching for enforcement teams and calling in reinforcements that harassed agents on the highway.
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Illegal alien with a badge impersonates Border Patrol agent to disrupt mission — even calls in 'reinforcements'
An illegal immigrant was able to fool U.S. Border Patrol into thinking he was one of them before they nabbed him for impersonating a federal officer. Fifty-two-year-old Jaime Ernesto Alvarez-Gonzalez is a Mexican national who overstayed his tourist visa decades ago, but he dressed up to appear like a federal agent and drove a truck that was taken to be the real deal. He 'shouted obscenities and demanded agents leave ...' before other cars arrive…
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Los Angeles TimesSan Diego man admits impersonating a Border Patrol agent to disrupt deportations
A 53-year-old San Diego man pleaded guilty Tuesday to impersonating a U.S. Border Patrol agent as part of an effort to disrupt deportations, according to authorities. Jaime Ernesto Alvarez-Gonzalez, who authorities said is an undocumented Mexican citizen, pleaded guilty to…
Man pleads guilty to impersonating border agent in order to divert immigration raids
A Mexican man in the United States has pleaded guilty to impersonating a Border Patrol agent and following federal immigration officers to divert them while they were out on immigration enforcement missions in San Diego. Jamie Ernesto Alvarez-Gonzalez admitted to following a Border Patrol agent on Jan. 8 while he was driving in Linda Vista, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California. Prosecutors said Alvarez-…
Mexican man in San Diego pleads guilty to tailing Border Patrol agents in a fake federal truck to throw them off immigration enforcement missions
A Mexican man living in the United States has admitted in court to impersonating a Border Patrol agent and following federal immigration officers in a fake government truck. Jamie Ernesto Alvarez-Gonzalez, who overstayed his tourist visa, pleaded guilty to one count of impersonating a federal agent and three counts of illegally possessing firearms in a Southern California court. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District o…
Man pleads guilty to impersonating Border Patrol agent to ‘disrupt deportation missions’ in Southern California
A Mexican man in the United States has pleaded guilty to impersonating a Border Patrol agent and following federal immigration officers to divert them while they were out on immigration enforcement missions in San Diego area.
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