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www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
New York City

Lawyer 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 ]
New York Post
3 months ago
New York City

NYC immigration lawyer helped clients get legal status with phony abuse claims: feds

An immigration lawyer in the Bronx exploited the Violence Against Women Act by having clients falsely claim they were abused by their own children to expedite their bids for legal status.
Kofi Amankwaa and his son charged clients $6,000 each to exploit the law and now face up to 15 years in prison for conspiracy and immigration fraud. [ more ]
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