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3 months agoLawyer and Son Ensnared Hundreds of Immigrants in Fraud Scheme, U.S. Says
A Bronx lawyer and his son have been arrested for running an immigration fraud scheme that defrauded hundreds of immigrants and led to some of them being deported.
The lawyer and his son advised clients to falsely claim abuse under the Violence Against Women Act as a way to obtain green cards.
The lawyer and his son face charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States and conspiracy to commit immigration fraud, with a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. [ more ]