By Megan Cloherty WASHINGTON — Prosecutors across the country say a growing type of fraud is targeting the vulnerable immigrant community — people claiming to be immigration attorneys. Now D.C.’s top prosecutors are busting a man they say ruined lives. The civil suit filed against Mardoqueo Sanchez and his Unlimited […]
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Prosecutors: Long Island Woman Targeted Immigrants, Bilked Them Out Of Thousands
24 Nov
by Foster, on News
HAUPPAGUE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – A Long Island woman took advantage of immigrants, taking their cash for services she never delivered, prosecutors said Tuesday. Jexcy Solorzano-Cedeno of East Patchogue faces five hate crime charges including grand larceny and scheme to defraud. Solorzano-Cedeno, 48, also went by “Lorena Cabrera,” prosecutors said. “The […]
When authorities arrested a 69-year-old Brooklyn man last month for allegedly selling phony legal assistance to immigrants, they charged him under a new state statue aimed at protecting immigrants from fraud. The case against Howard Seidler, who also faces counts of forgery, grand larceny and practicing law without a license, […]
NEW YORK – A woman tied the knot 10 times in an immigration scam and is still listed as married to four of the men, including one who was deported because of threats against the United States, prosecutors said Friday. In a case unearthed by the Department of Homeland Security, […]