Why do they still keep insisting that identity theft by illegals is a victimless crime?
I understand what these illegal alien advocates think they are doing even though I do not agree with it, but how can they think crimes like this are okay and should be forgiven?
Why do they think they should not be prosecuted for identity theft or having fraudulent documents?
Do not use the excuse as they don’t know what they are doing is illegal. They know they entered illegally and everything from then on is illegal. Who would believe that buying something like an I.D or S.S number is legal?
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Lake Co. sheriff: Arrest shows ‘devastation’ of illegal immigrant crime
By Tony Gordon | Daily Herald Staff
Published: 1/12/2010 12:53 PM | Updated: 1/12/2010 5:27 PMLake County Sheriff Mark Curran said the recent arrest of a Franklin Park man is another example of the havoc wrought by illegal aliens who commit crimes.
Sergio Uscanga, 26, is charged with identity theft and forgery for using the financial information of a Lake Villa Township man to work for four years.
Curran said Uscanga, who entered this country from Mexico, purchased the name and Social Security number of the 39-year-old victim.
Uscanga used the information to apply for a job at Banner Service Co. in Carpentersville, Curran said, and was hired Sept. 12, 2005.
This past December, Curran said, the victim received a letter from the Internal Revenue Service saying he owed taxes on the wages he had been paid from the job.
The man called police, and Curran said sheriff’s detectives tracked down Uscanga and arrested him Sunday morning.
"This case is another example of the devastation criminals who are in this country illegally can cause," Curran said. "This victim will now have to spend months getting his credit straightened out and dealing with an IRS bill he does not owe."
Curran, who has repeatedly called for harsh punishment and expedited deportation of illegal aliens who commit crimes, said it is estimated up to 50 percent of people in this country illegally have stolen identity information.
Uscanga, who is held on $50,000 bond, faces up to five years in prison if convicted and is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 2.
As Debra said, all they have to claim is they did not know. Advocates claim they are doing this only to work and should not be prosecuted.
apache,they would use fake and stolen identities to get these license, how would that help.
No I blocked tony before, but it does no good because of HIS many accounts. I have One account, I need no more, thanks for asking.
It’s now more bizarre than that. An illegal can’t be charged if they claim they didn’t know the identity was that of a real person. In other words, the illegal can say he didn’t realize that the drivers license he has in the name of Joe Smith belongs to a real Joe Smith. It’s insane.
But but but they just came here to make a better life for their families . My God whats a little crime got to do with that ? So what if they steal rob rape and plunder ? They are just poor people and uneducated so cut them some slack will ya ?
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Where in that article you posted, does it suggest anything, about anyone, suggesting that identify theft by illegal immigrants is a "victimless crime"? You’re looking for something that isn’t there.
Please re-read the last part of the article.
"Uscanga, who is held on $50,000 bond, faces up to five years in prison if convicted and is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 2."
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It’s now more bizarre than that. An illegal can’t be charged if they claim they didn’t know the identity was that of a real person. In other words, the illegal can say he didn’t realize that the drivers license he has in the name of Joe Smith belongs to a real Joe Smith. It’s insane.
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Your "question" and the article contradict eachother….where in this article does it represent a victimless crime? Did you read the last sentence of your article? Or how about how it`ll take months to get the real guys finances straightened out…
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Criminals always protest their innocence.
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well if you let the ones who can drive get a license there wouldn’t that many identity theft
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It is not a crime. Who was killed ?
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I agree with Zenith! where does it even state in your article that people are insisting that identity theft by illegals is a victimless crime?
This is a really bad twist on your part Kize.
But I do know that ID Theft rings (by US citizens) are increasing because of the immigration crackdown and security. And their targets are the illegal immigrants. More then 85% of illegals with fake ID are victims of these scam artists.
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/oct/17/anti-fraud-campaign-against-citizenship-scams-unve/
Anti-Fraud Campaign Against Citizenship Scams Unveiled
TAMPA – Federal officials are warning immigrants to avoid being ripped off by people offering to help them with immigration paperwork.
http://www.usimmigrationsupport.org/immigrationscams.html
Immigration Scams
Being in a foreign country and not knowing the language can make immigrants more vulnerable to immigration scams. Immigrants may sometimes have difficulty distinguishing between individuals who provide legitimate immigration services and those that do not. It is easy for non-legit individuals to lease office space and set up what appears to be a legitimate business.
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Nobody is saying that, and especially not in your article LOL!
Kize, I see that tony was able to answer your question, a person whom was blocked before. So are you jumping around in your so many accounts? GOTCHA!!!!!
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The Panda Express Eleven
On March 18, the state raided a Tucson fast-food restaurant after a lengthy investigation, forever changing the lives of almost a dozen undocumented workers
"Despite the hard jail time and the high drama of the stakeouts that led to their arrests, not one of the workers was convicted of a felony. All 11 pled guilty in July to the far lesser charge of criminal impersonation, admitting only that they were "pretending to be a lawfully employed member of the Panda Express restaurant crew."
after 112 days in the Pima County Jail, and three weeks in the for-profit immigration detention center in Eloy-That was the whole punishment + a small fine for a felony charge reduced to a misdemeanor
Among them, the Panda Express prisoners had 12 young children, most of them U.S. citizens. In June, the three mothers in the group–Marlen, Araceli and Nohemi–wrote a plaintive letter to the public from inside the prison walls.
Under the law, they wrote in Spanish, "Working has been transformed into a crime. Because of this law, we remain here, far from our families and children. The children are the most affected because they are suffering the absence of their mothers and fathers, who one day went out to work and never came back."
This is there excuse "they just want to work" and WE are making it a crime and separating them from their children, who suffer from their absence.
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any one who would say that has no sense. I know 2 different people who had their identity taken by illegals who knew what they were doing.
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