LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of a Los Angeles employment agency was indicted Thursday on immigration fraud charges that allege she filed more than 100 false work visa petitions on behalf of illegal immigrants who wanted to remain in the United States.
Lilia Tabafunda, 57, was charged with nine counts of visa fraud and one count of perjury. She was arrested Oct. 15 as she tried to board a cruise ship headed for Mexico. If convicted, she faces up to 95 years in prison.
Tabafunda claimed in petitions submitted to government officials that her clients were being sought for positions by such organizations as the Boy Scouts of America and St. Jude's Research Hospital, authorities said. Among the jobs listed on the fraudulent employment visa petitions were budget analysts, clinical research specialists and health educators.
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