Charlotte woman pleads guilty to producing fake IDs on Facebook – WCNC

She admitted to producing hundreds of fake documents, including Social Security cards, paystubs and bank statements that were used to commit fraud. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte woman pleaded guilty to making more than $320,000 by creating fake IDs and other legal documents during the COVID-19 pandemic, investigators said.  Chaiya Maley-Jackson, 23, pleaded guilty to unlawful production of a false identification document in North Carolina court Wednesday. Maley-Jackson’s business, Diva Documents, began advertising the production of the false documents on Facebook, offering a service to create fraudulent driver’s licenses, paystubs, COVID-19 vaccine cards, Social Security cards and bank statements. These documents ranged in price from $15 to $150 for driver’s licenses, prosecutors said.  Maley-Jackson required her customers to pay for half of the payment upfront and the remainder of their balance once the documents were completed. Court documents show that she was aware that she was producing fraudulent documents that her customers would then use for COVID-19 relief, car loans, apartment rentals and other major transactions.  Maley-Jackson admitted to producing at least 400 Social Security cards, eight driver’s licenses and six COVID-19 vaccine cards between January 2020 and August 2022, records show. She earned more than $320,000 in fees from
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