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Filipino-American charged with visa fraud in New York

by Asia Times staff May 17, 2018February 18, 2020

A 50-year-old Filipino-American woman who runs a business in the Woodside neighborhood of Queens, New York City, has been charged with visa fraud and bringing Filipinos into the United States illegally. On Monday, Rena Avendula, founder and president of medical-staffing agency Professional Placement and Recruitment Inc, was charged with five counts of visa fraud, Balitang […]

Woman jailed for eight months after arranging sham marriage

by Asia Times staff May 4, 2018February 18, 2020

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