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05-24-2005, 01:31 AM
BALTIMORE, Maryland - Allen F. Loucks, United States Attorney for the District of
Maryland, announces today the unsealing of a 149-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury
on April 26, 2005 charging two law firms and four individuals associated with those firms with
conspiracy to commit immigration fraud in Maryland, Washington, D.C.,and Virginia during a fouryear
period from April 2001 until the present.
The law firms are the Law Offices of I. Jay Fredman, P.C., at 2120 L Street, NW, Suite 210,
Washington, D.C., and Sergei Danilov and Associates, LLC, at 900 19th Street, NW, Suite 201,
Washington, D.C. The individuals charged in the indictment include two attorneys, Irwin Jay
Fredman, 72, of Bethesda, Maryland, and Sergei Danilov, 44, of McLean, Virginia, and two legal
assistants, Elnur Veliev, 21, of Silver Spring, Maryland, and Alp Canseven, 30, of Washington, D.C.
Except for Alp Canseven, all were arrested this morning. Veliev and Danilov have their initial
appearances at 3:00 this afternoon in federal court in Baltimore.
The indictment alleges that the defendants profited from the use of fraudulent practices to
thwart immigration laws in order to obtain work visas for alien clients who were charged legal fees
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as high as $22,000. Under the auspices of the Law Offices of I. Jay Fredman, P.C., and Sergei
Danilov and Associates, LLC, the defendants prepared and filed on behalf of alien clients fraudulent
labor certification applications with the Department of Labor (DOL) and fraudulent petitions for
alien work visas, commonly referred to as “green cards,” with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS). One of the fraudulent aspects of these applications and petitions was that the
defendants listed Maryland businesses, including an employment agency, a pizza restaurant and a
construction company, as the official sponsors for the alien applicants when, in fact, the owners of
the businesses never agreed to sponsor them. Some of the documents filed by the defendants
contained the forged signatures of the business owners and/or listed false work experience for the
alien applicants.
The indictment further alleges that to facilitate the conspiracy some of the payments from
the alien applicants were deposited into bank accounts controlled by companies formed by some of
the defendants. One such company, formed by Alp Canseven and Sergei Danilov and Associates,
LLC, is WCIS, LLC, d/b/a the Washington Center for International Solutions, at 900 19th Street,
NW, Suite 201, Washington, D.C. Another company formed by Alp Canseven is USCMFS, Inc.,
at 5501 Baltimore National Pike, Baltimore, Maryland.
Both Sergei Danilov, a Russian national, and Elnur Veliev, an Azerbaijan national, have
immigrant status in the U.S. as lawful permanent residents and are deportable if convicted of the
allegations. Both Irwin Jay Fredman and Alp Canseven are U.S. citizens.
The defendants face a maximum of 10 years of imprisonment and a $250,000 fine as to each
count of conviction.
United States Attorney Allen F. Loucks stated that “No one is above the law, especially those
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who are entrusted to enforce our laws. Our justice system depends on the integrity of lawyers and
professionals to do their jobs ethically and fairly. This indictment ensures that unscrupulous
attorneys who exploit the immigration laws in this post 9-11 era and sponsor aliens illegally will be
prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Gordon S. Heddell, Inspector General, United States Department of Labor, stated: "Abuse
of the foreign labor certification program by unscrupulous law firms victimizes businesses that have
a legitimate need for foreign labor. Attorneys who knowingly violate the law for their own profit
will be held accountable for their fraudulent acts. My office is committed to maintaining the
integrity and lawful use of the Foreign Labor Certification program."
"Today's arrests are the latest enforcement actions in ICE's ongoing effort to restore integrity
to the U.S. immigration system," said Special Agent-in-Charge Cynthia O'Connell, who leads ICE
investigation in Baltimore. "Through this initiative, we're aggressively targeting criminals
responsible for the production of fraudulent documents and exploitation of the immigration system."
An indictment is not a finding of guilt. An individual or company charged by indictment is
presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at some later criminal proceeding.
The criminal charges in this indictment are the result of a joint investigation by the
Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General and the United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S.
Attorneys Martin J. Clarke and Joyce K. McDonald
__________________________________________________ ______________
Dorogoi Lev,
Kak postupit klientam etih advokatov ? povliyaet li ih arest na immigrasioniy status klientov ?
kak mojno uznat chto snimi proishodit dalshe ? :28: :mads:
Maryland, announces today the unsealing of a 149-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury
on April 26, 2005 charging two law firms and four individuals associated with those firms with
conspiracy to commit immigration fraud in Maryland, Washington, D.C.,and Virginia during a fouryear
period from April 2001 until the present.
The law firms are the Law Offices of I. Jay Fredman, P.C., at 2120 L Street, NW, Suite 210,
Washington, D.C., and Sergei Danilov and Associates, LLC, at 900 19th Street, NW, Suite 201,
Washington, D.C. The individuals charged in the indictment include two attorneys, Irwin Jay
Fredman, 72, of Bethesda, Maryland, and Sergei Danilov, 44, of McLean, Virginia, and two legal
assistants, Elnur Veliev, 21, of Silver Spring, Maryland, and Alp Canseven, 30, of Washington, D.C.
Except for Alp Canseven, all were arrested this morning. Veliev and Danilov have their initial
appearances at 3:00 this afternoon in federal court in Baltimore.
The indictment alleges that the defendants profited from the use of fraudulent practices to
thwart immigration laws in order to obtain work visas for alien clients who were charged legal fees
2
as high as $22,000. Under the auspices of the Law Offices of I. Jay Fredman, P.C., and Sergei
Danilov and Associates, LLC, the defendants prepared and filed on behalf of alien clients fraudulent
labor certification applications with the Department of Labor (DOL) and fraudulent petitions for
alien work visas, commonly referred to as “green cards,” with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS). One of the fraudulent aspects of these applications and petitions was that the
defendants listed Maryland businesses, including an employment agency, a pizza restaurant and a
construction company, as the official sponsors for the alien applicants when, in fact, the owners of
the businesses never agreed to sponsor them. Some of the documents filed by the defendants
contained the forged signatures of the business owners and/or listed false work experience for the
alien applicants.
The indictment further alleges that to facilitate the conspiracy some of the payments from
the alien applicants were deposited into bank accounts controlled by companies formed by some of
the defendants. One such company, formed by Alp Canseven and Sergei Danilov and Associates,
LLC, is WCIS, LLC, d/b/a the Washington Center for International Solutions, at 900 19th Street,
NW, Suite 201, Washington, D.C. Another company formed by Alp Canseven is USCMFS, Inc.,
at 5501 Baltimore National Pike, Baltimore, Maryland.
Both Sergei Danilov, a Russian national, and Elnur Veliev, an Azerbaijan national, have
immigrant status in the U.S. as lawful permanent residents and are deportable if convicted of the
allegations. Both Irwin Jay Fredman and Alp Canseven are U.S. citizens.
The defendants face a maximum of 10 years of imprisonment and a $250,000 fine as to each
count of conviction.
United States Attorney Allen F. Loucks stated that “No one is above the law, especially those
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who are entrusted to enforce our laws. Our justice system depends on the integrity of lawyers and
professionals to do their jobs ethically and fairly. This indictment ensures that unscrupulous
attorneys who exploit the immigration laws in this post 9-11 era and sponsor aliens illegally will be
prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Gordon S. Heddell, Inspector General, United States Department of Labor, stated: "Abuse
of the foreign labor certification program by unscrupulous law firms victimizes businesses that have
a legitimate need for foreign labor. Attorneys who knowingly violate the law for their own profit
will be held accountable for their fraudulent acts. My office is committed to maintaining the
integrity and lawful use of the Foreign Labor Certification program."
"Today's arrests are the latest enforcement actions in ICE's ongoing effort to restore integrity
to the U.S. immigration system," said Special Agent-in-Charge Cynthia O'Connell, who leads ICE
investigation in Baltimore. "Through this initiative, we're aggressively targeting criminals
responsible for the production of fraudulent documents and exploitation of the immigration system."
An indictment is not a finding of guilt. An individual or company charged by indictment is
presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at some later criminal proceeding.
The criminal charges in this indictment are the result of a joint investigation by the
Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General and the United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S.
Attorneys Martin J. Clarke and Joyce K. McDonald
__________________________________________________ ______________
Dorogoi Lev,
Kak postupit klientam etih advokatov ? povliyaet li ih arest na immigrasioniy status klientov ?
kak mojno uznat chto snimi proishodit dalshe ? :28: :mads: