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Florida Man Who Posed as Immigration Lawyer Gets 20-Year Sentence
Elvis Harold Reyes filed hundreds of fraudulent applications, collecting $411,000 that he spent on himself and his girlfriend, prosecutors said.
People who said they had been defrauded by Elvis Harold Reyes gathered on Monday outside the federal courthouse in Tampa, Fla., where he was sentenced to 20 years in prison.Credit.Juan Carlos Chavez/ Tampa Bay Times
April 15, 2021
A Florida man who posed as an immigration lawyer, filing hundreds of fraudulent asylum applications and collecting more than $411,000 from unwitting clients, has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison, federal prosecutors said.
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Fake immigration lawyer sentenced to 20 years for filing fraudulent asylum documents for hundreds of migrants who were robbed of over $400,000
Elvis Harold Reyes was sentenced to 20 years and nine months in prison by a Florida federal court Monday
Reyes tricked undocumented immigrants into believing he was an attorney and filed fraudulent asylum documents
At least six victims were deported and another six have deportation orders
He pleaded guilty to mail fraud and aggravated identity theft December 15, 2020
Reyes targeted immigrants from Spanish-speaking countries who were in need of Florida driving licenses and work authorization documents