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Missouri: State Representative Guilty of Immigration Fraud
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Immigration; Posted on: 2007-08-09 12:49:24 [ Printer friendly / Instant flyer ]
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Helped get temporary work visas for his clients in the trucking business
By Bob Priddy
A State Representative from Cape Girardeau has pleaded guilty to federal immigration fraud charges.
The federal prosecutor says Representative Nathan Cooper (R-Cape Girardeau), a lawyer specializing in immigration law, helped get temporary work visas for his clients in the trucking business.
The prosecutor says he was paid at least $50,000 in legal fees from his trucking clients. He admitted creating fake companies that he used to get temporary work visas; writing bogus letters about the immigration status of his clients' workers, and of buying visas that were illegally transferred to his client's workers.
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News Source: missourinet.com
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