A Kearny, N.J., woman who posed as a government official pleaded guilty today to a 23-count superseding Indictment, admitting that she orchestrated a scheme to defraud dozens of immigrants out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by pretending she could help them become United States citizens, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Rosa Blake, a/k/a [...] Read more »
Six Charged In New Jersey With International Alien Smuggling Conspiracy
NEWARK, N.J. – Six alleged members of an international alien smuggling scheme face federal charges for bringing hundreds of aliens from Brazil, India, and elsewhere into the United States, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. The Complaint charges Nacip Teotonio Pires, a/k/a “Ze Maria,” a/k/a “Baraso,” 47, of Newark; Rubens Da Silva, a/k/a [...] Read more »
56-Year-Old Man Arrested for Smuggling Illegal Aliens
U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered 25 illegal aliens in a travel trailer during a checkpoint inspection on Interstate 8 in Pine Valley, CA. The man, a lawfully admitted permanent resident from Mexico, was hauling the travel trailer with a Ford F-250 as he arrived at the checkpoint at about 6:15 p.m. A U.S. Border Patrol [...] Read more »
11 Arrested, Indicted in Multi-State Operation Targeting Visa and Mail Fraud
Federal agents arrested 11 individuals in 6 states Wednesday as part of an investigation into suspected visa and mail fraud. Matthew G. Whitaker, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, announced the operation, which was carried out by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in Iowa, California, Massachusetts, Texas, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and [...] Read more »
22 charged with massive international Visa scheme
22 foreign nationals and U.S. citizens have been indicted for massive immigration-related fraud. Read more »
Reduced immigration to U.S. possibly due to U.S. economy
The number of legal and illegal immigrants moving to the United States has decreased since the beginning of the U.S. economic downturn in December 2007. Read more »
