From Folha de S.Paulo · · 50s
Brazilian police probe fake ID scheme for foreigners
Federal District police launch operation against criminal organization forging birth certificates to issue Brazilian identity cards to Middle Eastern and Russian nationals.
In brief
Federal District police launch operation against criminal organization forging birth certificates to issue Brazilian identity cards to Middle Eastern and Russian nationals. Brazilian police are investigating a birth certificate fraud scheme that issued identity cards to foreigners, including a Saudi linked to…
Police target forged birth certificate ring
The Federal District's Civil Police launched an operation Thursday against a criminal organization suspected of forging birth certificates so foreigners from the Middle East and Russia could obtain Brazilian identity cards.
Saudi linked to September 11 among beneficiaries
Among those who obtained forged documents is Fahad Abdullah Bakalka, mentioned in a U.S.document about the September 11 attacks.
Five arrested as fourteen suspects flee
Fourteen suspects are fugitives, thirteen of Arab origin and one of Russian origin, most having left the country.
The takeaway
Brazilian police are investigating a birth certificate fraud scheme that issued identity cards to foreigners, including a Saudi linked to September 11 attacks.
