Fake ID sellers from Va., Rhode Island sentenced

Published July 9, 2014 4:17pm ET



RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two more participants in a sophisticated multistate fake identification ring have been sentenced in federal court in Virginia.

U.S. Attorney Dana Boente (BEN-tay) says 35-year-old Ivan Patino Sanchez of Richmond was sentenced this week to eight years in prison and 46-year-old Felipe Alvarado Gonzalez of Pawtuckett, Rhode Island, was sentenced to five years. Both pleaded guilty to racketeering and money laundering conspiracy. Patino Sanchez also pleaded guilty to robbery.

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