<![CDATA[southern-california - Law Offices of William W. Bruzzo]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/tags/southern-california/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:45:39 GMT en-us <![CDATA[Student Visa Fraud]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/student-visa-fraud/ https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/student-visa-fraud/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:25:00 GMT Eamonn Daniel Higgins has been charged with conspiracy to commit visa fraud for attending ten different schools in Southern California on behalf of dozens of foreign students. The students, mostly from the Middle East, would pay him to sit in class, take exams and write their papers so their visas would stay in effect. They…

]]> Eamonn Daniel Higgins has been charged with conspiracy to commit visa fraud for attending ten different schools in Southern California on behalf of dozens of foreign students. The students, mostly from the Middle East, would pay him to sit in class, take exams and write their papers so their visas would stay in effect. They paid as much as $1,500 for course assignments and finals. The special agent in charge of investigations said that this was a “really sophisticated” scheme– something they’d never seen before. Higgins carried on his plan from 2002 to 2009 and even had employees working for him. Authorities were first made aware of his actions when a wallet was found with seven fake California driver’s licenses, all with a photo of Higgins’ nephew. Higgins now faces up to five years in federal prison and the 16 students who had hired him have also been arrested and face criminal and immigration consequences.

]]> <![CDATA[Orange County Help Effort in Haiti]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/orange-county-help-effort-in-haiti/ https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/orange-county-help-effort-in-haiti/ Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:55:00 GMT Rescue teams from Southern California including a group from Orange County are being sent to Haiti to help in the recovery effort from the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred on Tuesday. The team includes search dogs, paramedics, rescuers and equipment to work through the rubble. The California Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 5 will…

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Orange County Help Effort in Haiti

Rescue teams from Southern California including a group from Orange County are being sent to Haiti to help in the recovery effort from the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred on Tuesday. The team includes search dogs, paramedics, rescuers and equipment to work through the rubble. The California Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 5 will be in Haiti for two to four weeks. The team is part of a U.S. response team designed to aid after natural or man made disasters, terrorist attacks or other crisis situations. According to the Orange County Register their flight had been delayed in the morning leaving a Riverside Air Force base. The team’s previous experience was during Hurricane Katrina and Gustav. They are taking food, water and search dogs to aid in the rescue effort. The BBC news page website reports that UN personnel are still missing, and some U.S. citizens are still unaccounted for. The Red Cross, World Bank, IMF and UN have sent money, medical assistance, or assistance for rebuilding. Groups urge people to help with what they can: The Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, UNICEF.

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