WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
MIAMI - A Coral Gables woman pleaded guilty to falsely impersonating a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official as part of a scheme to file fraudulent motions seeking the dismissal of immigration court proceedings.
According to court records, Ana Caridad Linares, 45, of Coral Gables, repeatedly held herself out as an employee of DHS and used that false identity to submit fraudulent filings to the Immigration Court.
"Ana Caridad Linares pretended to be a DHS official in formal court filings to obtain the unlawful dismissal of removal proceedings," said U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Qui&#...