A former Grand Island man faces 15 months in prison for selling counterfeit documents.
On Friday in federal court, Domingo Zacarias Ciprian, 42, formerly of Grand Island, Nebraska, was sentenced for unlawful transfer of a document or authentication feature. Following his sentencing, Ciprian will serve a 1-year term of supervised release. Ciprian is a citizen of Guatemala and will be deported after serving his sentences.
In 2021, an investigation led by law enforcement discovered Ciprian selling counterfeit documents. After an undercover purchase was arranged, a search warrant was obtained on Ciprian’s residence.
A search revealed 92 counterfeit documents, including, state IDs/driver license, social security cards, birth certificates, and a Permanent Resident card. Ciprian forfeited $6,640.00 in proceeds from his document trafficking operation.
This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations.
