By Michelle Casady, Law 360 A federal judge in Houston on Wednesday afternoon sentenced to prison eight individuals for their roles in a multimillion-dollar call center scam that was based in India and defrauded U.S. residents out of at least $8.9 million. U.S. District Judge David Hittner, during a series […]
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Airline Staffing Executive Sentenced to Prison for Years of Immigration Fraud
22 May
by Foster LLP, on News
SAN DIEGO – Eleno Quinteros, Jr., the former vice president of operations for two airline mechanic staffing companies, was sentenced today to 12 months in prison for making false statements in support of legal permanent resident petitions for dozens of the companies’ mechanics. Quinteros previously admitted falsely certifying that he […]
Former owner and operator of tech staffing company sentenced to prison for wire, visa fraud
30 Apr
by Foster LLP, on News
PHILADELPHIA – The former owner and operator of Virgo Inc. and Isync Solutions, Inc., was sentenced April 19 following convictions for wire and visa fraud. The sentencing follows a joint investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Document and Benefit Fraud Task Force (DBFTF), which […]
Woman who impersonated attorney to defrauded clients seeking immigration services sentenced to federal prison
23 Apr
by Foster LLP, on News
LOS ANGELES – A Lynwood woman who stole the identity of a New York attorney and filed immigration petitions on behalf of foreign nationals who believed she was a legitimate lawyer has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison. Jessica Godoy Ramos, 37, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District […]