A California man has been arrested and charged in Buffalo, New York, for allegedly producing fake identification documents for individuals seeking to work as DoorDash drivers. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Miguel Angel Guevara-Murillo, 34, of Stockton, California, faces a charge of possession of a document-making implement. If convicted, he could face up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles M. Kruly, the criminal complaint states that on June 28, 2025, Guevara-Murillo was driving a vehicle with California license plates when he was stopped at the Rainbow Bridge Port of Entry in Niagara Falls after making a wrong turn from the United States. Both Guevara-Murillo and his passenger presented Colombian passports to Customs and Border Protection officers.
The vehicle was sent for secondary inspection. Authorities determined that Guevara-Murillo is a citizen of Colombia who entered the United States without inspection in 2022. He had previously been served with a notice to appear and released on parole.
During their search of the vehicle, officers found a counterfeit California driver’s license featuring Guevara-Murillo’s photo but under the name Sean Patrick Allen. They also discovered several items used for making fake IDs. Homeland Security Investigations officers located a red DoorDash tote bag containing equipment such as a laptop computer, an access card printer, blank plastic cards, scanner, paper cutter/ruler, and other related materials.
Guevara-Murillo told investigators that he used this equipment to produce counterfeit state identification documents which he sold for $250 each to people wanting to become DoorDash drivers.
The investigation was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations led by Special Agent-in-Charge Erin Keegan and Customs and Border Protection under Director of Field Operations Rose Brophy.
“The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty,” according to the statement from authorities.
