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He worked as a paralegal at a law firm that focused on immigration law in Nassau County. But he told immigrants seeking legal expertise that he was instead an immigration attorney who could provide the kind of legal advice they needed. According to officials, Edier Alberto Alvarez, of Queens, stole $74,000 from more than 40 .