Illegal immigration - it ain't just pool boys and gardeners

The Denver Business Journal: Crime 'franchise' hub in Denver - 2006-03-06:

"In one case alone, the counterfeit documents were used to purchase 300 homes valued at $51 million. The FHA insurance fund lost millions of dollars in metro Denver last year because of the schemes, investigators said. Dozens of people have been prosecuted or face deportation as a result of the crimes."

Interesting story on a Mexican organized crime syndicate running a fake document operation based in the Denver area that even sold franchises in most major cities for a fee of $5,000 per month. The story is not clear on this point, but it seems a key element in breaking up this ring was a turf war with another Mexican gang in the document racket.