'BEST' team arrests 2 illegal aliens for allegedly making, selling fake documents

'BEST' team arrests 2 illegal aliens for allegedly making, selling fake documents

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Two Mexican citizens remain in custody facing federal criminal charges following the execution of a search warrant in a local trailer park Dec. 15 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents.
Rafael Montiel-Melendez, 35, and Hector Melendez-Segura, 44, were arrested Dec. 15 after ICE HSI special agents assigned to the ICE-led Border Enforcement Security Task (BEST) force executed a search warrant at a mobile home in the 9000 block of Zuni Road. The men, who are both in the country illegally, are charged with manufacturing and selling fraudulent identity documents.
They allegedly made and sold documents such as Social Security cards and alien registration cards, commonly known as "green cards." Both are charged with fraud and related activity in connection with identification documents, authentication features and information.
The arrests resulted from a five-month investigation by BEST members.
ICE HSI special agents seized materials used to produce phony immigration and identity documents including blank card stock, a computer, a scanner, and other electronic media.
"Identifying individuals who make and sell fraudulent documents, as well as disrupting their criminal operations, is an enforcement priority for HSI special agents," said Manuel Oyola-Torres, special agent in charge of ICE HSI in El Paso. "Counterfeiters place the security of our communities as well as that of our country at risk, and HSI pursues them aggressively."
BEST is a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ICE-led initiative that operates along the U.S.-Mexico border. BEST in Albuquerque was formed in August 2010, and is one of 21 BEST teams in the United States and Mexico. ICE is charged with enforcing a wide array of immigration and customs laws, including those related to securing the border and combating criminal smuggling.
Albuquerque's BEST members include the following law enforcement agencies: ICE HSI, U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Office of Border Patrol, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, the Albuquerque Police Department, the New Mexico Army National Guard, the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, the U.S. Secret Service, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New Mexico.
BEST members are co-located so that they can effectively share information. Close coordination among federal, state and local law enforcement agencies helps to identify and eliminate cross-border criminal organizations and the infrastructures that sustain them.

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EVERYONE IS A RECRUITER INCENTIVE PROGRAM FY11

R 191828Z AUG 10

ALCGRECRUITING 008/10
SUBJ: EVERYONE IS A RECRUITER INCENTIVE PROGRAM FY11
A. RECRUITING MANUAL, COMDTINST M1100.2 (SERIES)
B. COAST GUARD DIVERSITY ACTION PLAN
C. MEDALS AND AWARDS MANUAL, COMDTINST  M1650.25 (SERIES)
D. PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6 (SERIES)
E. EVERYONE IS A RECRUITER USER GUIDE
1. IAW REF A, THE INTENT OF THE EVERYONE IS A RECRUITER INCENTIVE
PROGRAM IS TO ENCOURAGE CG PERSONNEL TO SUPPORT RECRUITING EFFORTS,
DIRECTING THAT SUPPORT TOWARD CRITICAL RECRUITING NEEDS, AND
PROVIDING DIFFERENT LEVELS OF RECOGNITION BASED ON THE SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE CONTRIBUTION.
2. IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY ADMINISTER THIS PROGRAM, COMMANDING
OFFICER COAST GUARD RECRUITING COMMAND (CGRC) IS AUTHORIZED TO
DESIGNATE CRITICAL RECRUITING MISSION AREAS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
RECOGNITION UNDER THIS PROGRAM. CRITICAL RECRUITING MISSION AREAS
ELIGIBLE FOR RECOGNITION UNDER THE EVERYONE IS A RECRUITER INCENTIVE
PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2011 ARE DESIGNATED BELOW.
3. CGRC OBJECTIVES AIM TO MEET ACCESSION REQUIREMENTS, MAINTAIN HIGH
QUALITY ACCESSIONS AND STRENGTHEN DIVERSITY IN THE ACTIVE DUTY AND
RESERVE, OFFICER AND ENLISTED WORKFORCES IAW REF B. CRITICAL
RECRUITING NEEDS FOR FY11 INCLUDE:
A.  PRIOR SERVICE/TRAINING
B.  EDUCATION, POST SECONDARY WITH STEM (BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL)
C.  WOMEN
D.  LANGUAGE AND SPECIAL SKILLS
E.  MINORITIES (RACIAL AND ETHNIC)
4. PERSONAL AWARDS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITION WILL BE PRESENTED TO
MEMBERS WHO HAVE PROVIDED SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT TOWARDS RECRUITING
DURING OFF-DUTY HOURS AS OUTLINED BELOW:
A. PERSONAL AWARDS: THIS PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO MEET THE HIGH
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THE APPROVING AUTHORITY FOR ALL PERSONAL AWARDS ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS PROGRAM. BASED UPON CRITICAL RECRUITING NEEDS, ALL PERSONAL
AWARDS REFERENCED IN PARAGRAPH 4.C WILL BE APPLY TO:
(1) ALL CG RESERVE ACCESSIONS (BOTH ENLISTED AND OFFICER).
(2) ALL DIRECT COMMISSION OFFICER (DCO) PROGRAM ACCESSIONS (SEE
REF A, CHAP 4.F FOR APPLICABLE DCO PROGRAMS).
(3) ENTRY INTO THE CG ACADEMY CORPS OF CADETS WITH SUCCESSFUL
COMPLETION OF SWAB SUMMER (NOTE: TO BE ELIGIBLE, THE CADET MUST MEET
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(5) ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED ACCESSIONS (NOTE: TO BE ELIGIBLE, THE ACTIVE
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C. CG MEMBERS SUBMITTING REFERRALS FOR APPLICANTS WHO MEET THE
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AWARDS, ALL OTHERS MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR SPECIAL RECOGNITION AS
OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 4.C:
(1) THE COMMANDANT'S LETTER OF COMMENDATION (LOC). A LOC WILL BE
AWARDED TO ACTIVE OR RESERVE CG MEMBERS FOLLOWING AN APPLICANTS
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF INITIAL TRAINING. THE AUXILIARY COMMANDANTS
LETTER OF COMMENDATION (ALOC) WILL BE AWARDED TO AUXILIARY MEMBERS.
(2) THE COAST GUARD ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL. AN ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL WILL BE
AWARDED TO ACTIVE OR RESERVE CG MEMBERS FOLLOWING THREE OR MORE
APPLICANTS SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF INITIAL TRAINING WITHIN A 3 YEAR
PERIOD. AUXILIARISTS WILL BE AWARDED THE AUXILIARY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
(AAM).
D. SPECIAL RECOGNITION:  ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS WHO SUBMIT REFERRALS FOR
FY11 THAT DO NOT QUALIFY FOR A PERSONAL AWARD BUT MEET AT LEAST ONE
OF THE CRITICAL RECRUITING NEEDS OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 3 MAY BE
ELIGIBLE FOR 72 HOURS OF SPECIAL LIBERTY AUTHORIZED IN REF D, ARTICLE
7.B.3. LIBERTY WILL BE AUTHORIZED FOLLOWING THE APPLICANTS SUCCESSFUL
COMPLETION OF INITIAL TRAINING (RECRUIT TRAINING, DEPOT, DCO, OCS,
ACADEMY SWAB SUMMER, ETC). RESERVE MEMBERS INSTRUMENTAL TO AN
APPLICANTS SUCCESSFUL ACCESSION WILL HAVE THEIR NAMES LISTED IN THE
RESERVIST MAGAZINE. CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A LETTER OF
COMMENDATION AND AUXILIARISTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE AUXILIARY
CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FROM CGRC FOR EACH SUCCESSFUL ACCESSION,
UP TO ONE PER QUARTER PER FISCAL YEAR. CGRC WILL NOTIFY THE MEMBERS
COMMAND VIA EMAIL OF THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT AND ENTITLEMENT. ACTIVE DUTY
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SHEET DURING THEIR INITIAL MEETING.
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MEETING PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE, MAY PROVIDE A COMPLETED
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SEPTEMBER 2010 FOR CREDIT TO BE AWARDED. THE REFFERAL CONTACT SHEET
AND COMPLETE AWARD PROCESSING GUIDANCE FOR MEMBERS AND RECRUITERS CAN
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INCENTIVE PROGRAM, CONTACT CGRC ADMIN AT (703) 235-1700 OR
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