She was arrested and charged with false statements as well as false claim to U.S. citizenship. She pled guilty and was sentenced to two months' incarceration and one year probation. Fraud In the Central District of California, six document vendors were arrested on charges of filing false INS documents, alien smuggling, mail fraud, and money laundering. A joint investigation by the Los Angeles Field Office, INS, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and Department of State found that the document-vending ring solicited Philippine and East Indian aliens seeking resident visas and sold them counterfeit immigrant visas. Two of the document vendors pled guilty to charges of conspiracy, visa fraud, and mail fraud and await sentencing.
Trial is pending for the remaining defendants.
The New York Field Office culminated a year-long investigation of a notorious immigration document vendor with her arrest on charges of conspiracy, transfer of fraudulent documents, and false statements. This investigation, in the District of New Jersey, established that the document vendor was submitting fraudulent petitions to INS in New York claiming that aliens were married to U.S. citizens. The document vendor provided her clients with fraudulent marriage and birth certificates as well as fraudulent tax returns, leases, and bank statements. Prosecution is pending. In the District of Kansas, a former chief of police was arrested for submitting fraudulent claims and mail fraud.