Across from immigration court, a fake L.A. law practice lured the unsuspecting, D.A. says

A woman running a fake law practice across the street from Los Angeles' largest immigration court allegedly scammed 17 immigrants out of more than $100,000 by pretending to aid in their claims for political asylum, prosecutors said.Nubia Esmeralda Burrier, 56, was charged with 10 counts of grand theft and one count of burglary after she spent years operating unlicensed law practices in downtown L.A. and Glendale, according to a statement from the Los Angeles County district attorney's office and civil court filings.

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