HOUSTON – There’s a woman running around who was expected to start a prison sentence after committing a crime of selling fake Texas license plates, and investigators are asking for your help to find her.
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In May 2023, 44-year-old Leidy Areli Hernandez Lopez pleaded guilty to one count of a conspiracy to commit wire fraud, which stems from his role in selling temporary Texas license plates. She served in federal prison for 30 months and was sentenced to pay more than $316,000 in reparations.
According to court documents, Lopez and his co-conspirators used the internet to buy and sell fraudulent state-issued buyer tags and sell exchange proceeds from illegal tag sales.
As part of her plea, Lopez confirmed that she and her co-conspirators had emailed fake buyer tags to buyers across the United States, including New York and Washington, DC.
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She also allowed the conspirators to submit false information to the Texas Automobile Department, obtain dealer licenses for fraudulently used cars, print and sell state-issued buyer tags, and share fraudulent revenues through electronic payment services such as Cash App and Zelle.
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Lopez was scheduled to report to federal prison by 2pm on April 9, 2024, but prosecutors said he did not.
The FBI works in partnership with the US Lawyer’s Office in the Southern District of Texas to find Lopez. Now considered a fugitive with a prominent warrant for her arrest.
If convicted, she could face another five years in federal prison. Anyone with information about Lopez’s whereabouts will be asked to call the FBI’s Houston office at 713-693-5000.
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