Judge upholds ID fraud law

PHOENIX -- A federal judge on Tuesday upheld the legality of Arizona laws on identity theft even though he said they may have been crafted largely to catch those not in the country illegally.

In a 44-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge David Campbell agreed with immigrant rights groups that the state has no right to prosecute anyone for having a forged I-9.

That is the federally issued document used to verify the identity and employment authorization of people who are not U.S. citizens. Campbell said that is solely the purview of the federal government.

But Campbell said none of that keeps state and local police and prosecutors from going after people for other forms of employment fraud, even if their fake documents are part of the same plan to illegally obtain a job.

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