Illegal Alien Pleads Guilty to Immigration Fraud for Using and Possessing a Counterfeit Document to Obtain Employment

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Edgar Diaz, age 47, pled guilty on August 12, 2026, to one count of immigration fraud.  First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Buffalo Acting Field Office Director Philip Rhoney made the announcement.