Illegal Immigrants Stealing Documentation

Most of us from New Orleans know that if you are now living in Houston, make sure you have a good paper shredder. They are on the prowl to steal your identity.

As many as 20 janitorial and maintenance workers at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center, who are believed to be illegal immigrants, are being sought on charges they used forged documents and stolen identities to obtain jobs in the Texas Medical Center.

A six-month investigation by UT-Houston police uncovered widespread use of stolen Social Security numbers, forged Social Security cards and forged State of Texas identification cards by contract employees of Marcis and Associates, a janitorial service company that staffs the cleaning crews for UT’s Health Sciences Center.

Investigators believe all of those charged are illegal immigrants. Police began arresting the contract workers as they reported for their shifts Thursday morning.

Investigators said too, that it appears that neither Marcis nor UT Health Science Center had any knowledge the workers were using forged documents.

I doubt it very seriously that no one knew about this. After all if you are Hispanic and your id says you are "John Smith", that should raise a red flag. Another thing I notice too: Make sure you watch your mail. You can't trust the mailman. (Speaking from personal experience).