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Phony Lawyers Sell Hope, Steal Money From Immigrants

July 10, 2014 (1 min read)

"One of the biggest traps undocumented immigrants fall into is the advice of "faux" attorneys.  They pretend to know the ins-and-outs of immigration law and often scam victims of thousands of dollars.  For Veronica Avila Zavala, it seemed like an easy way out of a bad situation.  Her husband had been arrested and placed in deportation proceedings, and a friend from church, Maricela Jimenez Mandujano, said she knew of a good attorney who might be able to help.  Avila Zavala scrounged up what she could, collecting $14,000 to pay for her husband's release.  A year later, her husband's still in jail, and her money is gone." - Joy Diaz, KUT News, July 9, 2014.