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Document & Benefit Fraud

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01/23/09

Seattle, WA

Leader of Seattle-area marriage fraud ring convicted by federal jury


01/22/09

Louisville, KY

4 illegal aliens indicted for fake document conspiracy


01/13/09

Washington, DC

22 charged with massive international visa scheme


01/08/09

Baltimore, MD

Former MVA employee indicted for conspiracy to illegally produce and transfer Maryland driver's licenses and identification cards


12/23/08

St. Paul, MN

3 convicted for their roles in a massive marriage fraud ring


12/22/08

San Juan, PR

ICE arrests 13 for roles in marriage fraud scam


12/17/08

St. Louis, MO

Eastern Missouri company pleads guilty to visa fraud charges


12/11/08

Miami, FL

ICE investigation shuts down South Florida counterfeit document ring


12/11/08

Harrisonburg, VA

4 men sentenced in document and identity fraud investigation


11/20/08

Santa Ana, CA

Los Angeles-area woman charged with arranging sham marriages for illegal aliens


11/19/08

Alexandria, VA

Virginia attorney indicted in connection with a large-scale immigration fraud investigation


10/24/08

Houston, TX

3 sentenced for possessing, selling counterfeit identification documents


10/08/08

Honululu, HI

Honolulu notary pleads guilty to federal charges related to visa fraud


10/02/08

Philadelphia, PA

2 doctors and a businessman charged in immigration scheme


09/19/08

Chicago, IL

U.S. charges 21 defendants in alleged fraudulent identification document ring based in Chicago's Little Village community


09/18/08

St. Paul, MN

2 men sentenced for arranging fraudulent marriages


09/12/08

Jacksonville, FL

3 plead guilty in Navy marriage fraud scheme


09/12/08

Atlanta, GA

Head of identity theft ring pleads guilty to manufacture and sale of fraudulent identification documents


08/29/08

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

4 individuals arrested on charges in connection with the sale of fraudulent Native American Indian documents to illegal aliens


08/26/08

Cincinnati, OH

2 arrested for roles in marriage fraud scam


08/13/08

Santa Ana, CA

ICE dismantles Orange County counterfeit document mill


08/05/08

Baltimore, MD

Salisbury man pleads guilty to racketeering conspiracy


07/31/08

Los Angeles, TX

Los Angeles man arrested for filing nearly 1,000 fraudulent work visa petitions


07/28/08

Harrisonburg, VA

Ohio man pleads guilty to participating in a conspiracy to produce unlawful identification documents


07/18/08

Midland, TX

Texas husband, wife business owners plead guilty to visa fraud conspiracy


07/10/08

Tyler, TX

19 Texas residents plead guilty to misusing Social Security numbers


07/03/08

Los Angeles, CA

French couple charged in ICE probe of Internet scam that promised victims "green cards" and jobs


06/25/08

Los Angeles, CA

3 face federal charges in ICE probe of Hungarian prostitution ring


06/25/08

Boston, MA

Vietnamese native convicted of unlawfully obtaining American citizenship


06/24/08

Miami, FL

ICE arrests fourth family member of Florida marriage fraud ring

 

06/19/08

Bangor, ME

2 convicted by jury on federal drug and Social Security fraud charges


06/20/08

Bogota, Columbia

ICE teams up with DSS and Colombian authorities to dismantle visa fraud and alien smuggling organization

 

06/03/08

Santa Ana, CA

Former accounting firm office manager sentenced in visa fraud scheme

 

05/23/08

San Juan, PR

ICE agents dismantle money laundering organization

 

05/21/08

El Paso, TX

ICE arrests El Pasoan who allegedly defrauded investors of thousands of dollars

 

05/13/08

Dallas, TX

12 arrested in large-scale Dallas marriage fraud investigation

 

05/09/08

New Haven, CT

Hartford Immigration lawyer pleads guilty to federal document fraud charge

 

05/09/08

Orlando, FL

More than 80 arrested in Florida following marriage fraud roundup

 

05/08/08

Philadelphia, PA

Car wash franchise and its managers charged with harboring illegal

 

05/02/08

Albuequerque, NM

ICE arrests Brazilian, Kazakhstani who allegedly transported aliens

 

04/25/08

Baltimore, MD

Honduran sentenced to 3 years for stealing government checks from the mail

 

04/25/08

Greenbelt, MD

Immigration services company pleads guilty in visa fraud conspiracy

 

04/18/08

Minneapolis, MN

43 Minnesotans indicted for marriage fraud

 

04/17/08

Dallas, TX

91 Pilgrim’s Pride workers face criminal charges in ongoing identity theft probe

 

04/09/08

Los Angeles, CA

Operator of English language schools charged in massive student visa fraud scheme

 

04/08/08

New York, NY

Attorney convicted of preparing and submitting fraudulent immigration applications

 

04/06/08

Boston, MA

Superseding Indictment returned against Cape Verdean native alleging immigration fraud, false statements, perjury in immigration court, and obstruction

 

03/19/08

Albuquerque, NM

4 illegal aliens charged in case tied to sale of 'green cards' remain jailed

 

03/19/08

Yauco, PR

ICE nabs 2 Puerto Ricans for illegally selling and transferring valid birth certificates and Social Security cards

 

03/18/08

Boston, MA

Illegal alien convicted and sentenced for making false statements in an application for U.S. passport and unlawful re-entry

 

03/11/08

Harrisonburg, VA

8 charged with aggravated identity fraud in Western Virginia

 

03/10/08

New York, NY

ICE seizes more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine with a street value of $11 million

 

03/10/08

Los Angeles, CA

2 attorneys at immigration law firm sentenced for roles in visa fraud scheme

 

03/05/08

St. Paul, MN

St. Paul man pleads guilty to arranging fraudulent marriages

 

02/29/08

Minneapolis, MN

Van driver in Cottonwood school bus crash charged with identity theft, falsely representing Social Security number.

 

02/28/08

Boston, MA

Massachusetts Imam convicted of immigration fraud

 

02/26/08

Houston, TX

Nigerian-born national's U.S. citizenship revoked; sentenced to lengthy term for money laundering

 

02/26/08

Wilmington, DE

Federal, state cooperation shuts down fraudulent documents operation

 

02/22/08

Pierre, SD

South Dakota hotel owners get years in federal prison for abusing workers

 

02/08/08

Orlando, FL

Orlando, FL, man sentenced for visa fraud following ICE-led investigation

 

02/07/08

Los Angeles, CA

Russian who advertised for spouse on Craigslist convicted of marriage fraud

 

01/31/08

Chicago, IL

Immigration fraud ringleader gets 3 years for arranging sham marriages

 

01/29/08

Georgetown, DE

ICE arrests 6 illegal aliens in continuation of document fraud case

 

01/22/08

Tampa, FL

Former Hillsborough County, FL, tax collector employee sentenced in bribery scheme following ICE and FHP investigation

 

01/18/08

Miami, FL

Florida man charged with three counts of bigamy following an investigation by ICE, USCIS, and the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office

 

01/15/08

Toledo, OH

Toledo man stripped of his U.S. citizenship after naturalization fraud

 

12/19/07

Cedar Rapids, IA

Former restaurant owner stripped of U.S. citizenship and ordered deported

 

12/13/07

Atlanta, GA

Several convicted for amnesty fraud conspiracy

 

12/10/07

Seattle, WA

Man sentenced for immigration fraud scheme targeting Polynesians

 

12/07/07

Washington, DC

International ICE sting leads to 3 Colombians pleading guilty to supporting the FARC and alien smuggling charges

 

12/05/07

Detroit, MI

U.S. Marine Corps officer pleads guilty to citizenship fraud

 

11/29/07

Detroit, MI

Wife of La Shish restaurant owner and sister of former FBI/CIA employee pleads guilty to naturalization fraud

 

11/29/07

Los Angeles, CA

U.S. man and his Russian "wife" arrested for marriage fraud after she paid him with automobile for sham union

 

11/28/07

Louisville, KY

Indiana man sentenced to 2 years in prison for fake document conspiracy

 

11/28/07

Washington, DC

Ohio man sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists

 

11/26/07

Portland, OR

Child pornographer from Oregon gets 18-year prison sentence

 

11/15/07

Philadephia, PA

Joint federal investigation nets dozens of arrests on sale and use of fraudulent identity documents

 

11/13/07

Detroit, MI

Former CIA and FBI employee pleads guilty to conspiracy, unauthorized computer access, and naturalization fraud

 

11/08/07

Santa Ana, CA

Irvine man to be stripped of citizenship after conviction for naturalization fraud

 

11/01/07

San Diego, CA

2 charged in ICE probe for selling fake tribal documents to illegal aliens

 

10/05/07

Cleveland, OH

Guatemalan man sentenced to 38 months in prison for identity theft

 

10/05/07

Cedar Rapids, IA

Former Cedar Rapids restaurant owner convicted of citizenship fraud

 

10/05/07

Los Angeles, CA

2 attorneys at 1 of West Coast's largest law firm plead guilty in relation to visa fraud scheme

 

10/03/07

Cleveland, OH

Former Bosnian Serb soldier found guilty of making false statements

 

09/11/07

Santa Ana, CA

Key conspirator in massive marriage fraud scheme sentenced to 3 years

 

09/10/07

Springfield, MO

Former poultry plant employees plead guilty to immigration, identity theft violations

 

09/07/07

Wichita, KS

Federal charges filed against self-described Indian chief

 

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