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The immigration services business was a darn good front. The operators of the business were able to glean employment information from their customers, without the knowledge of those customers, and use it to file bogus state disability claims with the Employment Development Department. The claims, which were supported by bogus medical documentation, were submitted with false addresses substituted for the real addresses. This enabled the crooks to receive and cash the checks. At least 350 such claims were made, totaling over $500,000.
Jorge Villafuerte and Felipe Rios, both of Ontario, and Juan Carlos Cardoso of Fontana were indicted by a Los Angeles federal grand jury. The 30-count indictment could produce a maximum of five years in prison and $250,000 for each count. Hmmmm… 150 years behind bars and seven-and-a-half million bucks?
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