Harris County constable seeks woman accused of fake passport car-title scheme

Harris County investigators are searching for Guadalupe Alfaro Gonzalez, a 36-year-old woman also known as Lupita, after authorities say forged Mexican passports were used to push fraudulent vehicle title and registration work through county offices.

The case has become more than a fugitive hunt. It exposed a weak point in the vehicle registration system, where investigators say false identities were used to try to place hard-to-trace cars on Harris County roads. Constable Alan Rosen said detectives have identified at least four potential victims so far and believe there could be more.

Investigators say the scheme dated back to mid-2024, with reports placing its start in July 2024 and its length at about six months. According to authorities, Gonzalez worked at IS Multiservices on Garvin Avenue in northwest Houston, where she allegedly prepared vehicle title and registration documents under false identities. The documents were submitted to county offices, including one in southeast Houston, where the paperwork eventually raised red flags.

Authorities say the fake passports tied to the case carried Gonzalez’s photo and the same passport number, but were issued under different names. That detail is at the center of the investigation because it suggests the same person may have been used to impersonate multiple identities in transactions that should have required real documentation and clear ownership records.

The Harris County Constable Precinct One detectives handling the case are assigned to the Harris County Tax Office Special Investigations Unit. Officials said Gonzalez is wanted on felony charges that include forgery and tampering with government records. Click2Houston reported the charge as tampering with a government record, a second-degree felony. If convicted, Gonzalez could face two to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.

Rosen said investigators do not yet know the motive. He said it may have been driven by profit or by helping people who were unwilling or unable to go through official channels. Court records cited in the reporting also indicate the title-service company involved is no longer licensed to operate in Harris County.

The case is also a warning for used-car buyers. Suspicious paperwork, mismatched names, repeated passport numbers and transactions pushed through unlicensed title services are all signs that a vehicle may be tied to a fraudulent registration scheme. In this investigation, county offices caught the problem when the paperwork did not match what legitimate title records should look like.

Authorities believe Gonzalez may still be in the Houston area and may have ties to Mexico. Anyone with information is asked to call the Precinct 1 Constable’s Office at 713-755-7628 or Detective Sgt. Robert Malonson at 713-274-8362.