Illegal Immigrant Asks for Background Check

An illegal immigrant was arrested this week in the lobby of the Butler County Sheriff's Office when she allegedly passed fake identification while trying to get a background check for a job, according to sheriff's officials.

Genesis Mahelet Garcia-Garcia, 25, of Sixth Avenue in Hamilton was arrested Wednesday, July 16. She is charged with two counts of forgery and one count of identity fraud.

She is in the country from Mexico illegally, according to deputies. Garcia-Garcia is being held in the Butler County Jail and faces possible deportation.