A businessman from suburban Chicago has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly providing false information to U.S. authorities to secure immigration benefits for his clients. Jose Gregorio Sosa Cardona, who ran Delta Global Solutions, Inc., is accused of conspiring with two employees and others between 2020 and 2024 to submit fraudulent information to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
According to the indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in Chicago, Sosa Cardona fabricated documents such as foreign law enforcement reports and political party membership letters to support asylum claims for his clients. He also falsely claimed to be a licensed attorney in Ohio authorized to represent applicants before USCIS.
Sosa Cardona, aged 40 from Downers Grove, Illinois, faces multiple charges including conspiracy to defraud the United States and commit immigration fraud, falsifying applications for immigration benefits, and making false statements to USCIS. He was arrested and arraigned in federal court in Chicago where he pleaded not guilty. A detention hearing is set for March 12, 2025.
The indictment was announced by Morris Pasqual, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; Matthew Scarpino of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations in Chicago; Ramsey E. Covington of IRS Criminal Investigation Chicago Field Office; and Ruth Mendonça of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service's Chicago Division. The USCIS Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate provided assistance in the investigation.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Snell represents the government in this case.
The public is reminded that an indictment contains only charges and does not constitute evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt at trial. Each count related to falsifying immigration applications carries a potential sentence of up to ten years in federal prison, while conspiracy and false statement counts each carry a maximum sentence of five years.
