A suburban Chicago businessman has been cuffed with federal fraud charges, as he stands accused of spinning a web of deceit to procure immigration benefits for his clients. The Department of Justice reports that Jose Gregorio Sosa Cardona and two of his employees from Delta Global Solutions, Inc., allegedly played a part in submitting false information to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from 2020 to 2024. Among the allegations is fabricating foreign law enforcement reports and political party membership letters to support asylum claims, paired with Sosa Cardona’s claim that he was an attorney licensed in Ohio—a claim that turned out to be counterfeit as well.
Arrested and arraigned, Sosa Cardona has plead not guilty. He's looking down the barrel of one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, alongside four counts of falsifying applications for immigration benefits and two counts of making false statements to the USCIS. Each falsifying count could buy him up to ten years in federal prison, with the conspiracy and false statement counts potentially adding another five years each. Sosa Cardona's legal fate hangs in the balance until his detention hearing scheduled for tomorrow, March 12, at 1 p.m.
The news of the indictment was broken by Acting U.S. Attorney Morris Pasqual, along with high-ranking officials from Homeland Security Investigations, IRS Criminal Investigation, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. The USCIS Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate was also tipped a hat for its valuable assistance.
Adding some gravity to the situation, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Snell is taking the reins on the government's side of the case.
