Honduran Man Indicted for Possessing Fraudulent Green Card

Honduran Man Indicted for Possessing Fraudulent Green Card

CONCORD - A Honduran man has been indicted for possessing a fraudulent immigration document after being encountered by U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces.

Hector Ariel Ortiz-Guillen, 26, was charged with one count of knowingly possessing a fraudulent or forged Permanent Resident card. According to the charging documents and other publicly filed documents in the case, U.S. Border Patrol encountered Ortiz-Guillen during a traffic stop on December 5, 2025. Ortiz-Guillen is a citizen of Honduras and was not legally present in the United States. During processing at the U.S. Border Patrol station, he was found to be in possession of a forged or fraudulent Legal Permanent Resident card bearing his own photograph but the alien number of a different person, among other irregularities.

The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

The charging statute provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, and up to 3 years of supervised release. Ortiz-Guillen is also subject to removal from the United States. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

The investigation was led by the United States Border Patrol. Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles L. Rombeau is prosecuting the case.