Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Yields Federal Charges for Thirteen Foreign Nationals Charged with Fraud Against the United States

Orlando, Florida - Thirteen foreign nationals from Brazil and Cuba have been charged by indictment for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud the United States and other aliens. The charges include conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, visa fraud, unlawful employment of aliens, and marriage fraud. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.

Vagner Sorares De Almeida (age 54), Juliana Colucci (age 47), Lucas Felipe Trindade Silva (age 34), and Ronaldo De Campos (age 35) are each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and two counts of wire fraud. They are also charged with four counts of conspiracy to commit visa fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, and one count of unlawful employment of aliens.

Erick Bruno Goncalves De Assis Pinto (age 34), Nathalia Da Costa Ferreira (age 43), Nathalia Gomes Ciriaco (age 29), and Kelen Cristina Da Silva (age 37) are each charged with charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, two counts of wire fraud, and four counts of conspiracy to commit visa fraud.

Issac Antonio Narvaez (age 69) is charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit marriage fraud.

Ronay Castillo Salazar (age 51), Rebeca Aldama Garcia (age 40), Mijail Cabera Nunez (age 52), and Lorraine Soares Oliverira (age 32) are each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit marriage fraud.

According to court records, from August 18, 2023, through April 20, 2026, Vagner Sorares De Almeida owned and operated a corporate entity registered in Florida called Legacy Imigra Solutions LLC ("Legacy"). Juliana Colucci, Lucas Felipe Trindade Silva, Nathalia Da Costa Ferreira, Nathalia Gomes Ciriaco, Ronaldo De Campos, Erick Bruno Goncalves De Assis Pinto, and Kelen Cristina Da Silva were employees of the company. Legacy falsely purported to be a professional establishment employed by immigration experts and attorneys who could assist individuals with immigration-related legal work. It was part of the conspiracy to give false, inaccurate, and incomplete legal and immigration advice to prospective clients to induce them to retain Legacy's services. Legacy would falsify immigration documents to fraudulently obtain immigration status and benefits for their clients. The defendants also engaged in a regular practice of hiring aliens knowing that the individuals were unauthorized for employment in the United States. Vagner Sorares De Almeida, Juliana Colucci, Ronay Castillo Salazar, Rebeca Aldama Garcia, Mijail Cabera Nunez, Lorraine Soares Oliverira, and Issac Antonio Narvaez also conspired to commit marriage fraud.

If convicted, each count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud carries a maximum penalty of 20 years' imprisonment. The conspiracy to commit visa fraud offenses are each punishable up to 10 years' imprisonment. The maximum penalty for conspiracy to commit marriage fraud is 5 years in federal prison, and unlawful employment of aliens carries a maximum penalty of 6 months' imprisonment.

An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.

This case is being investigated by the Homeland Security Investigations (Orlando, Tampa, and Brasilia), the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, the United States Department of Labor Office of Inspector General, United States Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations, the United States Marshals Service, the Orange County Sheriff's Office, Florida Highway Patrol and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Bianca Bansal.

This case is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad. Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders. In performing this work, the HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Region 20 comprises agents and officers from multiple law enforcement agencies with the prosecution being led by the United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida.