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COPYRIGHT 2005 The Dallas Morning News
Byline: Ernesto Londono
Mar. 28--Even for the immigration services sector, which has grown accustomed to the proliferation of unscrupulous and cunning businesspeople, Fidelina Cuevas was in a league of her own, state officials say.
The Texas attorney general will try to convince a Dallas jury this week that Cuevas should be barred from providing immigration advice in any capacity and should reimburse hundreds of defrauded clients.
"There seems to be a whole industry out there that targets immigrants, scamming them out of millions of dollars per year," Attorney General Greg Abbott said. "It is a serious problem and a growing problem."
Cuevas has admitted making some mistakes in immigration applications but has denied deliberately defrauding customers. Steven Yu, her attorney, said that his client wishes to return...
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