California clinic owner got busted for one immigration scheme that exposes major security flaws
Law enforcement officials just cracked down on a shocking scam that helped hundreds of immigrants obtain green cards under false pretenses.A San Luis Obispo County woman has pleaded guilty to a massive immigration fraud scheme that exploited America’s legal immigration system.
Chantelle Lavergne Woods, 54, of Nipomo, admitted to misusing physicians’ medical identities to create fraudulent immigration documents for immigrants seeking legal status in the United States.
Woods operated a clinic in Arroyo Grande called “Medical Weight Loss and Immigration Services” where she forged medical documents required for green card applications.
Investigators alleged the clinic processed 1,047 sales from June 2021 to March 2022, resulting in payments reaching nearly $290,000.
Woods is free on a $10,000 bond while she awaits sentencing by U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin, set for July 31.
She faces a maximum of 10 years in federal prison for each count.
According to court documents, Woods knowingly misused the identities of three physicians to create hundreds of fraudulent documents pertaining to medical examinations of individuals seeking lawful permanent resident status.
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