Chaiya Maley-Jackson, a 26-year-old resident of Concord, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for selling fake Social Security cards. The announcement was made by Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Maley-Jackson was already under federal court supervision when she committed these new offenses and was indicted on additional charges. Due to these violations and other probation infractions, her probation from a 2023 conviction was revoked, resulting in an additional six-month prison sentence to be served consecutively. In total, Maley-Jackson will serve 27 months in prison.
Reid Davis, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Charlotte Division, joined U.S. Attorney Ferguson in making the announcement.
Court documents reveal that between October 2023 and October 2024, Maley-Jackson earned more than $49,000 by producing and selling various fraudulent documents such as Social Security cards. She used a Facebook page under the name Yaya Ling to advertise these services and communicated with customers via email and messages to collect information needed for creating fake documents and to provide updates on their orders.
At the time of this activity, Maley-Jackson was serving probation following a 2023 federal conviction for similar conduct. Records show that as early as January 2020, she operated Diva Documents/CPN Services (Diva Documents), which promoted false document sales on Facebook and two websites: divadocuments.com and divadocuments.onuniverse.com. She also used another Facebook profile under the name Yaya Flowers to list available documents and pricing—ranging from $15 for editing a paystub up to $150 for a hard copy driver’s license—and required partial payment upfront.
According to court records, Maley-Jackson knew she was creating fraudulent documents intended for use in applications such as PPP loans, car loans, and apartment rentals. She admitted that between January 2020 and August 2022 she produced at least 400 Social Security cards, eight driver’s licenses, six COVID vaccine cards, earning over $320,000 from these activities.
U.S. Attorney Ferguson credited the FBI’s Charlotte office with leading the investigation that resulted in charges against Maley-Jackson and thanked the United States Probation Office for the Middle District of North Carolina for their assistance.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Caryn Finley and Special Assistant United States Attorney Eric Frick are prosecuting the case.
