Editorial credit: PJ McDonnell / Shutterstock.com Users Lost More Than $1 Billion While Zelle Operator Controlled by Major Banks Knew the Platform Was Vulnerable to Scammers AG James Encourages New Yorkers Who Lost Money to Zelle Scams to File a Report with OAG’s Consumer Frauds Bureau NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James […]
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has introduced sweeping updates to marriage-based green card policies—effective August 1, 2025—mandating in-person interviews in nearly all spousal visa cases and sharply increasing evidentiary requirements to detect fraudulent petitions. What’s Changed? 1. Mandatory In-Person Interviews for Nearly All Cases USCIS now requires face-to-face interviews in essentially all marriage-based […]
Editorial credit: Lyonstock / Shutterstock.com U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual that will enhance our capability to screen and vet family-based immigrant visa petitions. This update explains requirements and adjudication of these petitions, including eligibility criteria, filing, interviews, and decisions. Fraudulent, frivolous, or otherwise non-meritorious family-based immigrant visa petitions erode confidence in family-based pathways to lawful permanent resident (LPR) status […]
By Mary Campbell Bronx, NY: A Bronx-based immigration attorney was sentenced Wednesday, February 26 to 70 months in federal prison for his role in a large-scale immigration fraud scheme that defrauded his clients out of $16 million. Kofi Amankwaa, 70, was also ordered to pay restitution in the full amount of $16 million, along with […]
By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: lucasImages / shuttterstock.com New York Attorney General Letitia James recently achieved a major legal milestone in her ongoing lawsuit against Citibank (Citi), with a federal judge rejecting Citi’s motion to dismiss the case. The lawsuit, which alleges that Citi failed to adequately protect its customers from fraud and […]
Editorial credit: Leonard Zhukovsky / shutterstock.com AG James Has Secured More Than $10 Million From Transportation Companies, Won Criminal Convictions of 11 Individuals NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced new measures to stop a major source of Medicaid fraud by transportation companies that use fake billing schemes to steal from […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. Green Cards, officially known as Permanent Resident Cards, serve as proof of an individual’s authorization to live and work permanently in the United States. Prior to August 1989, the U.S. government issued Green Cards without expiration dates. These cards, often referred to as “indefinite” Green Cards, remain valid today. However, there […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. Limited liability is a fundamental principle of corporate law that shields business owners and shareholders from personal responsibility for the debts and obligations of their company. While this concept has played a pivotal role in fostering entrepreneurship and economic growth, it has also been exploited by unscrupulous businesses in industries such […]