Former US detention officer charged with 20 counts of felony forgery
Michael Diehl allegedly forged magistrates’ signatures in North Carolina to allow enough time for ICE to take custody of prisoners
TL;DR
- Former Guilford County detention officer Michael Diehl charged with 20 felony forgery counts.
- Diehl allegedly submitted forged ICE detainer documents (AOC-CR-662 forms) with fake magistrate signatures.
- The forged documents were used to hold 20 inmates beyond their release dates, allowing ICE time to take custody.
- The scheme was discovered when a magistrate's office flagged a suspicious document for inmate Claudio Nepornuceno.
- Diehl's employment was terminated, and he was arrested and released on bond.
- The investigation is ongoing, with potential for additional charges.
- The case occurs amidst the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts.