A California resident, Miguel Angel Guevara-Murillo, 34, of Stockton, has been arrested and charged with possession of a document-making implement. The charge carries a potential penalty of up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, according to U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles M. Kruly stated that on June 28, 2025, Guevara-Murillo was stopped at the Rainbow Bridge Port of Entry in Niagara Falls, New York. He was driving a vehicle with California license plates and made a wrong turn from the United States. Both Guevara-Murillo and his passenger presented Colombian passports to Customs and Border Protection officers.
The vehicle was sent for secondary inspection where it was discovered that Guevara-Murillo is a citizen of Colombia who entered the United States without inspection in 2022. He had previously been served with a notice to appear and released on parole.
During the search of the vehicle, officers found a counterfeit California driver's license bearing Guevara-Murillo’s photo but under the name Sean Patrick Allen. Authorities also located items typically used for producing fake identification documents. Homeland Security Investigations officers found inside the car’s DoorDash tote a laptop computer, an access card printer, blank plastic access cards, scanner equipment, paper cutter/ruler, and other related materials.
According to investigators’ interviews with Guevara-Murillo, he admitted using this equipment to make counterfeit state identification documents which he sold for $250 each to individuals wanting to work as drivers for DoorDash.
"The complaint is the result of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Erin Keegan and Customs and Border Protection, under the direction of Director of Field Operations Rose Brophy."
Authorities emphasized that charges are accusations only: "The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty."
