LAREDO, Texas - A 50-year-old Calgary, Alberta, Canada, man has entered a guilty plea to using a false Israeli passport, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.
On May 30, 2017, Alexander Fiodor Levin aka Alexander Berezovski approached the Lincoln-Juarez International Bridge in Laredo. At that time, he presented a false Israeli passport under the name of Alexander Berezovski to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers. During a subsequent inspection of Levin’s luggage, authorities discovered multiple Belarus passports, a perforating machine, a laminating machine, stamps and other blank documents which could be used to manufacture passports.
Sentencing has been set for Nov. 27, 2017, before U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo. At the time, Levin faces up to 10 years in prison and a possible $250,000 maximum fine. He will remain in custody pending that hearing.
The Department of State - Diplomatic Security Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation with the assistance of CBP. Assistant U.S. Attorney José Angel Moreno is prosecuting the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
