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Latinos in Tampa Bay recount hardship caused by fake immigration attorney
Elvis Harold Reyes, 56, is accused of defrauding undocumented immigrants out of over $1 million. His sentencing began Friday and will conclude Monday.
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Victims of Immigration fraud gathered for a press conference outside federal court in downtown Tampa prior to the final sentence for Elvis H. Reyes, 56, who portrayed himself as an attorney, pastor, accountant and former immigration official. Reyes is accused of filing 215 fraudulent asylum applications through his EHR Ministries Inc. and stealing more than $1 million from his victims, most of them immigrants in the Ruskin and Wimauma areas â farmworkers, maids and laborers â who trusted Reyes to negotiate for permanent residency on their behalf. [ JUAN CARLOS CHAVEZ | Times ]