A paralegal in Sheepshead Bay is facing charges for stealing money from immigrants by falsely promising legal services. She did not provide any legal work or file petitions on their behalf, and even claimed to be an attorney at times. The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office announced the indictment on multiple counts.
A paralegal in Sheepshead Bay is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from immigrants she falsely promised to provide legal services to at a lower rate -- when she did no legal work for them or file petitions on their behalf, and at times falsely said she was an attorney, the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office said.
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and Special Agent-in-Charge of Homeland Security Investigations, New York Ivan Arvelo, announced Monday the indictment of Zoya Shamilova of Sheepshead Bay on a 17-counts in which she was charged with grand larceny, attempted grand larceny, immigrant assistance services fraud, attempted immigrant assistance services fraud, coercion, practicing law without a license and first-degree scheme to defrau
Paralegal Stealing Immigrants Legal Services Charges Brooklyn District Attorney's Office
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