Edward H. Campbell (@EdwardHCampbell)

Mexican Illegal Alien Sentenced for Conspiracy to Fraudulently Obtain Visas for Alien ‘Victims’ of Staged Crimes KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Mexican national in the Kansas City area was sentenced in federal court today for his role in helping illegal aliens fraudulently obtain visas permitting them to reside and work in the United States. Jose Luis Morales Salgado, 37, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced by United States District Judge Beth Phillips to 21 months of imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The Court ordered Salgado to pay a forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $61,200 which constituted the illicit proceeds he obtained as a result of his involvement in the conspiracy to commit visa fraud. On March 23, 2026, Salgado pleaded guilty to conspiring to fraudulently obtain immigration visas for aliens. Salgado admitted that immigrants contacted Salgado to arrange for themselves to become “victims” of staged robberies so they could submit applications for U-Visas, which are granted to crime victims. These immigrants, who were either illegally present in the United States or in the United States legally through work visas, paid Salgado thousands of dollars to participate. In exchange, Salgado directed them to the location of a planned staged robbery on a particular day and time. Salgado also admitted that he recruited individuals to pose as robbers during the staged crimes and provided directions to those individuals. Salgado admitted that each robbery involved aliens who told police they had car trouble and pulled over. Soon after stopping, another vehicle would arrive and park next to, or in front of, the purported victim’s vehicle. The robber, wearing a medical mask over their face and brandishing a firearm, would strike the purported victims in the head or face, take their cash, and typically fire two rounds into the purported victim’s vehicle. https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/mexican-national-sentenced-conspiracy-fraudulently-obtain-visas-alien-victims-staged #News #US #Missouri #Mexico #Border #Crime #Illegals #Fraud #Victimology