Florida, United States
Elvis Harold Reyes, un false immigration refusal which engaged the Spanish Hispanic Community (EE.UU.) to present more than 225 applications for fraudulent asylum with a cost of up to $ 400,000, up to 20 years and 9 months in prison, informs this month Fiscalía.
Reyes, 56 years old and resident of Brandon, in the borough of Hillsborough, presented fraudulent immigration applications in the name of the victims who sought asylum and protection of deportation provided for in the Convention of the United Nations against Torture, signaled a communication of the Fiscalia.
To do this, fill out the document, waltz answers to questions about asylum applications, fabricating stories about arrangements, persecution and the help of applicants to recover from their origins.
According to legal documents, Reyes, who owned and operated the company EHR Ministries Inc., described falsely as an immigration lawyer.
“There is no such thing as a licensed lawyer. Reyes is involved in undocumented immigrant lands in the Spanish province of Biscay, driving licenses and operating licenses in Florida,” Fiscalia said.
Also brindó acesoría wettig y migratory false, inaccurate and incomplete to the victims, with the end of inducing them to contract their services and those of EHR Ministries, a religious entity that, according to its web, offers “a variety of bodily ceremony services” and attains to those who are lejos de una iglesia local.
The falsified lawyer presented more than 225 ask for fraud with the intention of causing losses to the offenses of more than 1 million dollars, although, in agreement with the Fiscalia, the real losses round the 411,000 dollars.
Además del engaño, amenazó a las aggravias agraviadas que lo confronten ha hacerlas deportar.
“It’s scary that Elvis Reyes is treating vulnerable people who live in the middle of nowhere,” said Hillsborough spokesman Chad Chronister.
Fraud victims
“I’m sorry for our detectives, who carefully investigate the high-profile advertisements, and our diligent efforts to read the memoirs. undocumented of our community has received announcements of public service in English and Spanish “, added the alguacil.
For his part, Michael Cochran, Assistant Special Special Investigator of the National Security Department (HSI) in the Tampa area, points out that “identity fraud and benefits are crimes committed to national security and public safety. EE .UU. “.
“Este misdadiger bedrieg a cientos de Victimas que pensaban que estaban initiate un camino hacia la ciudadanía legal”, apostilló.
According to the communiqué, Reyes, who declared herself guilty on December 15, 2020, hosted the crimes of her delict, among other things, in journeys, shopping sprees, spas, joys, employment procedures / anti-road measures and an assignment for her novia.
The district school principal Virginia Mr. Hernández Covington agreed with Reyes to pay the fine in a federal prison. EFE