May 31, 2023
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced husband-and-wife immigration lawyers to prison Wednesday for a fraudulent scheme in which they coached clients to portray themselves as gay to win asylum in the U.S. by claiming they faced persecution in countries of the former Soviet Union.
May 25, 2023
Prosecutors told a Manhattan federal judge that a married attorney couple should be sentenced to prison after admitting to helping clients of their Russia-focused immigration law office obtain asylum by falsely testifying that they were vulnerable to violence and persecution in their home country.
January 25, 2023
A husband-and-wife legal team told a Manhattan federal judge Wednesday that they illegally schemed to assist clients of their Russia-focused New York City immigration law practice to gain asylum in the U.S. by testifying falsely that they were gay.
January 18, 2023
Two attorneys accused of concocting a scheme to push bogus asylum bids are changing their pleas to guilty, according to a set of orders Tuesday.
August 24, 2022
A New York City blogger told a Manhattan federal judge Wednesday that he assisted two lawyers in creating fraudulent asylum applications to submit to U.S. immigration authorities, pleading guilty to a conspiracy count.