Inside ICE: Volume 2, Issue 20

ICE Seeks Victims In San Diego Immigration Fraud Scheme

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — ICE and the San Diego District Attorney’s office are appealing to immigrants who were bilked as part of an employment visa fraud scheme to come forward so that they can be compensated for their losses.

The two San Diego residents behind the scam pleaded guilty to felony charges September 26 and have been ordered to pay restitution to their known victims.

Bemilda Asuncion Ruiz, 37, also known as “Linda”, and her business partner, Jose Rolando Cesena, 57, were arrested in March after ICE investigators uncovered a widespread fraudulent immigration consulting scheme in which they submitted bogus applications for their clients. Ruiz and Cesena pleaded guilty to multiple counts of grand theft. Prior to their sentencing, as part of a plea agreement, Ruiz Ruiz will be required to pay $72,648 in restitution and Cesena will pay back $26,935.

ICE is appealing to anyone who believes the two consultants have defrauded them to contact the District Attorney’s consumer hotline at (619) 531-4070 or the Mexican Consulate in San Diego at (619) 231-6634.

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