2 MEN NAMED IN VISA FRAUD.Byline: Daily News Two prominent immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. attorneys have been indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted. on charges that they filed fraudulent visa applications on behalf of foreign nationals, including employees of their own Sherman Oaks-based law firm, authorities said Thursday. Daniel E. Korenberg, 57, a partner in the now-defunct law firm of Korenberg, Abramowitz & Feldun, and Steven James Rodriguez, 40, one of the firm's senior associates, were indicted Wednesday on charges of conspiracy, committing visa fraud The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and making false statements. At one time, KAF KAF Kandahar Airfield (Afghanistan) KAF Kuwait Air Force KAF Kenya Air Force KAF Kyrgyz Air, Kyrgyzstan (ICAO code) was the largest immigration law firm on the West Coast. Officials say more than 1,000 immigrants from the Philippines, Egypt and Pakistan may have been using the fraudulent visas to stay in the country illegally. "This helped close a vulnerability to national security," said Jennifer Silliman, deputy special agent in charge of investigation for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the largest investigative arm of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and is responsible for identifying and dismantling vulnerabilities regarding the nation's border, economic, transportation and infrastructure office in Los Angeles. If convicted of all charges, Korenberg faces 225 years and Rodriguez faces 15 years in federal prison. Philip Abramowitz, 53, of Agoura Hills and paralegal Heidi Poepping, 44, of Moorpark were previously charged in the scheme, officials said. |
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