"Four Colombian nationals were arrested, including three at an airport with one-way tickets out of the country, after prosecutors say they posed as immigration judges and federal agents to target migrants. Three of the Colombian nationals arrested were identified as siblings Daniela Alejandra Sanchez Ramirez, 25, Jhoan Sebastian Sanchez Ramirez, 29, and Alexandra Patricia Sanchez Ramirez, 38. Federal prosecutors said all three were arrested at Newark Airport in New Jersey with one-way tickets to Colombia."
""The defendants brazenly stole their victims' money and deceived them by sending fictitious documents and holding sham court proceedings," Joseph Nocella Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said in a statement. The group allegedly impersonated judges, law enforcement officers and lawyers to orchestrate sham immigration proceedings held over videoconference. Victims were led to believe that their immigration cases had been resolved, resulting in victims missing their actual appearances in immigration court, according to prosecutors."
Four Colombian nationals were arrested after allegedly impersonating immigration judges and federal agents to target migrants. Three siblings—Daniela Alejandra Sanchez Ramirez (25), Jhoan Sebastian Sanchez Ramirez (29), and Alexandra Patricia Sanchez Ramirez (38)—were arrested at Newark Airport with one-way tickets to Colombia. A fourth defendant, Marlyn Yulitza Salazar Pineda (24), was arrested at a New Jersey restaurant, and a fifth defendant remains not in U.S. custody. The group allegedly orchestrated sham immigration videoconference proceedings, sent fictitious documents, and impersonated judges, law enforcement officers, and lawyers. Victims missed real court appearances and at least one was mistakenly ordered deported before the order was reversed. The scheme involved laundering tens of thousands of dollars to coconspirators in Colombia, and court documents include photos of virtual proceedings with faces blacked out.
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