在2021-2023年假移民服务中,五名冒充律师的被告诈骗艺术家用假移民服务诈骗了1亿多美元的移民。 Five accused scam artists, posing as lawyers, defrauded migrants of over $1M with fake immigration services from 2021–2023.

联邦当局指控5个人,包括4名被捕和1名逃犯,从2021年到2023年,以寻求合法居留权的移民为目标,实施骗局。 Federal authorities have charged five individuals, including four arrested and one fugitive, with running a scam from 2021 to 2023 that targeted migrants seeking legal residency. 据称被告是移民律师,制造假法庭听证,使用假证件和制服,并举行视频露面,以欺骗受害者为根本不存在的法律服务支付数千美元。 The defendants allegedly posed as immigration lawyers, creating fake court hearings, using counterfeit documents and uniforms, and staging video appearances to deceive victims into paying thousands for non-existent legal services. 该计划的净额超过100万美元,通过谎报案件剥削弱势个人,目前正在处理中,有些受害者后来受到驱逐的威胁。 The scheme, which netted over $1 million, exploited vulnerable individuals by falsely claiming cases were being processed, with some victims later threatened with deportation. 司法部警告说,真正的移民程序用英语进行,而欺诈用西班牙语进行,以非英语者为目标。 The Justice Department warned that real immigration proceedings are conducted in English, while the frauds were staged in Spanish to target non-English speakers. 被告面临联邦指控,当局敦促公众核实法律服务提供者。 The defendants face federal charges, and authorities urge the public to verify legal service providers.