Vanderbilt Dartuling
Nov 20, 2024
new order stating December 1th 2024
according UScis to approve from vawa case they gonna schedule a interview with you and the problem started đ¤đ
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Rapheal duo Nov 20, 2024
@Vanderbilt Dartuling where did you see that , is it on the USCIS website?
tired from waitinggNov 20, 2024
@jp web its not about that it is about maryland boston and new york has a lot of fake vawa case they just busted lawyer from ny doin fake vawa cases they say most of em Nigerian
bridges 5Nov 21, 2024
@tired from waitingg Stop peddling misinformation. Where did you get the fact that itâs Nigerians? For your information itâs a Ghanaian American Lawyer, Koffi Amankwaa, based in the Bronx and he was caught and pled guilty for filing false documents alleging that his clients were victims of abuse by their CHILDREN and OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS. So stop disseminating information that are not based on facts. If you go to the website of the United States Attorney for Southern District of New York the information is there.
nomore hopeNov 21, 2024
@bridges 5 Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that KOFI AMANKWAA, a Bronx-based former immigration attorney, pled guilty to immigration fraud in connection with his supervision of a multi-year scheme to file fraudulent immigration documents under the Violence Against Women Act (âVAWAâ). AMANKWAA pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: âFor years, Kofi Amankwaa oversaw a massive immigration fraud scheme, filing thousands of immigration documents falsely alleging that his clients were victims of abuse by their children or other family members. Amankwaaâs actions undermined our U.S. immigration system, exploited VAWA â a law that allows noncitizen victims of domestic abuse a path to lawful permanent residence status â and victimized vulnerable clients in the process. Todayâs guilty plea highlights this Officeâs dedication to holding accountable those who abuse the trust placed in them as attorneys and fraudulently use our immigration system as a tool for their own financial gain.â
According to the allegations in the Information, public filings, and statements made in public court proceedings:
From September 2016 through November 2023, AMANKWAA and others at his direction met with clients and instructed them to sign fraudulent Form I-360 VAWA Petitions falsely stating that the clients were abused by their U.S. citizen children. AMANKWAA also signed the petitions, under penalty of perjury, as the attorney preparer.
AMANKWAA used the filing of the fraudulent Form I-360 VAWA Petitions, among other filings, as a basis to request for his clientsâ advance parole travel documents â documents that enable individuals without legal status in the U.S. to travel abroad temporarily and return. AMANKWAA then directed his clients, upon obtaining the advance parole travel documents, to travel abroad and return to the U.S. Last, AMANKWAA used the fraudulently procured advance parole as a basis for his clients to apply for lawful permanent resident status.
AMANKWAA carried out this illegal scheme knowing that his clients had not, in fact, been abused by their children or without ever asking whether any such abuse occurred. Moreover, AMANKWAA was often unsuccessful in obtaining lawful permanent resident status for his clients because the clientsâ immigration applications were denied on the basis of fraud, among other reasons. AMANKWAA typically charged his clients between $3,000 and $6,000 for his services, plus administrative fees.
In November 2023, following numerous complaints by clients regarding the fraudulent abuse allegations, AMANKWAAâs license to practice law in the State of New York was suspended, and in August 2024, AMANKWAA was disbarred.
As part of todayâs plea, AMANKWAA has agreed to forfeit $13,389,000 and pay $16,503,425 in restitution to his victims
tired from waitinggNov 21, 2024
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survivor pNov 21, 2024
@Vanderbilt Dartuling the problem will start only if you lied⌠otherwise whatâs the problem???
Vanderbilt DartulingNov 21, 2024
@survivor p those people we always wrong. ok donât forget they donât wanna give it to you but by the law they have to so đ¤ˇââď¸
survivor pNov 21, 2024
@Vanderbilt Dartuling lol, I dont think so. people apply and are approved. I agree with new policy (if will be released), itâs time to end applications that are filed fraudulently
