Mexican Man Pleads Guilty to Impersonating Border Patrol Agent in California
A Mexican national, Jamie Ernesto Alvarez-Gonzalez, has pleaded guilty to impersonating a Border Patrol agent in Southern California. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California, Alvarez-Gonzalez followed a Border Patrol agent in San Diego on January 8, using a vehicle that mimicked those used by federal officers. His vehicle had a license plate frame with a misspelled 'federal' label, a Border Patrol sticker, and non-functional radio antennae. Alvarez-Gonzalez's actions led the agent to abort his mission, mistakenly believing other agents were responding. Alvarez-Gonzalez was also found with a fake FBI badge and had recorded himself stating his intent to disrupt federal immigration enforcement. He has pleaded guilty to impersonating a federal agent and illegally possessing firearms. 
