From my archive of press clippings:
Economic Times
US visa-fraud scheme broken up in Brazil
8 Dec 2009, 0400 hrs IST, AGENCIES
SAO PAULO: Authorities arrested 11 people on Monday in an alleged US work-visa scam that raked in more than $50 million from thousands of Brazilians since 2002.
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Snippet(s):
"Some of those scammed went to the US and wound up as illegal aliens because promised jobs didn't exist.
Brazilians seeking temporary working visas were charged up to $15,000 each in what a statement from the US Consulate called one of the largest cases of US visa fraud ever."
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"Officials from the US Consulate in Sao Paulo said American lawyers suspected of involvement are under investigation but none has been charged."
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AP - Congressman aids American in Brazil custody fight
AP
Congressman aids American in Brazil custody fight
By ALAN CLENDENNING – 4 days ago
SAO PAULO (AP) — An American man who has waged a four-year custody battle for his son in Brazil brought a U.S. congressman along Thursday to help make his case to the country's courts and politicians.
Read the whole article here.
Congressman aids American in Brazil custody fight
By ALAN CLENDENNING – 4 days ago
SAO PAULO (AP) — An American man who has waged a four-year custody battle for his son in Brazil brought a U.S. congressman along Thursday to help make his case to the country's courts and politicians.
Read the whole article here.
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