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Takes them a couple hours to do it. when they come back, that's when you pay for your i.d. they always recommend a photo place, as well. [ speaking foreign language ] each person will make over 2,000, $2,000 every day. yeah. seven days a week. >> with an estimated quarter million illegal immigrants living in the chicago area, there's no shortage of customers. yet, many of them choose to ignore where their money is really going.

For investigator mike davis, all roads lead to little village, a major distribution hub and home to gangs like the latin kings and the 2-6. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> a paid street informant has set up a deal with a phony i.d. ring that's controlled by the latin kings. davis and the sheriff's police are building a case against the ring. >> he gave you a social too? >> uh-huh. >> that one looks the best out of the three. >> by purchasing fake green cards, drivers licenses and social security cards from them. >> right now we're just trying to identify the players and find out exactly whe...

And then unpeel the conspiracy from there. [ speaking a foreign language ] [ speaking a foreign language ] >> two weeks later, a tip leads davis and one of his informants to the mexican consulate on chicago's lower westside. there they find another i.d. ring hustling fake green cards out front. >> that's just how bold they are. the immigrant community keeps their mouth shut so much.

And everything's safe. >> fake green cards, drivers licenses and social security cards. it's a market cornered by the gangs of little village on chicago's southwest side. criminal intelligence unit investigator mike davis is on the trail of one i.d. ring in particular. as he gathers intel from a jailhouse informant, he launches a sting operation with the cook county sheriff's vice squad that same week. they'll use street informants in order to make contact with the i.d. ring. maybe we can do a loose tail on him. he said follow me. same thing we're saying right now. yeah, yeah, okay. [ speaking...

We're almost in front of that location. >> davis and commander mike anton stake out a block frequented by phony i.d. vendors. >> sitting on this spot. >> yeah, they are. >> is that somebody here? >> that's him. >> while an informant negotiates a deal with their target. >> he's talking to a guy right now, bill. heavy set, probably about 5'8". looks like he's maybe about 220, got blue shorts on, white gym shoes. >> can you get photos of the guy? >> 10-4. >> their goal, to make multiple purchases and build a conspiracy case. >> there's a lot of money being made there, and what's that funding? it'...