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Russo sues Oakland firm: immigration fraud

January 31, 2010

Oakland City Attorney John Russo filed a civil lawsuit against an Oakland business on Thursday, claiming it had swindled families out of thousands of dollars by providing them shoddy or fraudulent immigration services.

Russo alleged that the company, American Legal Services, which has offices at the Eastmont Mall, violated a number of laws, including practicing law without a license, advertising legal services without required disclosures, making false and misleading statements and promises to their clients, and claiming to have special influence over immigration officials.


Read Article: SF Gate.Com

 

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