Class C Felony (fraud)

[Dryrain]

Hi there.

My friend got caught for insurance fraud, and is likely to be convicted Class C Felony. She is an LPR through marriage. Will this cause her GC to be revoked and be deported?

 

[AmericanWannabe]

And insurance fraud is probably considered as a crime
of moral turpitude so the offender may get deported
even without a conviction if the INS thinks the defendent really did what she did and aquital is due to technicality. The INS
applies a much lower burdern of standard of proof than
"beyond reasonable doubt". And after the criminal trial,
the fifth amendmendt right is irrelevant due to double jeopardy
rule so that he/she has to testify in the deportation hearing.

People doing such things deserve the punishment. If they
pay less on their premium thru fraud, it means we pay more unnecessarily.

 

[Dryrain]

What she did is she kept claiming and receiving unemployment benefits ($300 per week after tax) for six months, while working full time for another company. The company paid her so called "under the table", "unrecorded" salary, of course in cash.

She argues that many people do that, but she does not seem to understand the point. She's broken the law and that is all that matters......

I agree that people doing such things get punishment, but since she is a very good friend of mine, I just wanted to find out what option she may have. If anyone knows a good way to avoid deportation, please share......

Thanks.