Mistake costs illegal immigrant dishwasher $59,000

[Fandango 1,439]

Hey Charlie, welcome to 20 mins ago

read the time stamps, lisa, it's more like a few minutes

Sorry toots, you're right..I should have checked the time stamps...it's actually 21 mins.

My 20 mins was just an estimate, my bad!

not sure what you're reading, but here it's pedroh's post and then my reply 6 minutes later.........

*groan*

nevermind

[NavarreMan 10]

United States District Court Southern District of Florida case no.. 06-60573-CIV-COHN (PDF)

[Mephys 2]

United States District Court Southern District of Florida case no.. 06-60573-CIV-COHN (PDF)

Interesting

[GaryC 7]

Seems fair. He got to keep 10K.

[NavarreMan 10]

Seems fair. He got to keep 10K.

Not yet he hasn't.

[GaryC 7]

Seems fair. He got to keep 10K.

Not yet he hasn't.

Did I misread it? The judgment was for him to forfet $49K and have 10K returned.

[Addie_Goodvibes 0]

Sounds Completely fair! Now all they have left to do is send him back to Guatamala and banned him for 5-10 years for entering and remaining illegal for 11 years.

[NavarreMan 10]

Seems fair. He got to keep 10K.

Not yet he hasn't.

Did I misread it? The judgment was for him to forfet $49K and have 10K returned.

He declined the deal. It is in appeal now. I spoke with his lawyer an hour ago and it is now in the Federal Appeals Court in Atlanta. If he had accepted the deal and split for home then the case would have been closed. Instead he has (foolishly I believe) opted to roll the dice and hope for a better outcome. While I hope he gets more I do not see it happening, but stranger things have happened in the past.

[GaryC 7]

Seems fair. He got to keep 10K.

Not yet he hasn't.

Did I misread it? The judgment was for him to forget $49K and have 10K returned.

He declined the deal. It is in appeal now. I spoke with his lawyer an hour ago and it is now in the Federal Appeals Court in Atlanta. If he had accepted the deal and split for home then the case would have been closed. Instead he has (foolishly I believe) opted to roll the dice and hope for a better outcome. While I hope he gets more I do not see it happening, but stranger things have happened in the past.

You contacted his lawyer? Ok, I didn't know you had a personal involvement in this. In what capacity may I ask?

[NavarreMan 10]

Seems fair. He got to keep 10K.

Not yet he hasn't.

Did I misread it? The judgment was for him to forget $49K and have 10K returned.

He declined the deal. It is in appeal now. I spoke with his lawyer an hour ago and it is now in the Federal Appeals Court in Atlanta. If he had accepted the deal and split for home then the case would have been closed. Instead he has (foolishly I believe) opted to roll the dice and hope for a better outcome. While I hope he gets more I do not see it happening, but stranger things have happened in the past.

You contacted his lawyer? Ok, I didn't know you had a personal involvement in this. In what capacity may I ask?

Curiosity. Wanted an update and could not find one anywhere else.

[NavarreMan 10]

Seems fair. He got to keep 10K.

Not yet he hasn't.

Did I misread it? The judgment was for him to forget $49K and have 10K returned.

He declined the deal. It is in appeal now. I spoke with his lawyer an hour ago and it is now in the Federal Appeals Court in Atlanta. If he had accepted the deal and split for home then the case would have been closed. Instead he has (foolishly I believe) opted to roll the dice and hope for a better outcome. While I hope he gets more I do not see it happening, but stranger things have happened in the past.

You contacted his lawyer? Ok, I didn't know you had a personal involvement in this. In what capacity may I ask?

Curiosity. Wanted an update and could not find one anywhere else.

I choose not to leap to conclusions on this case and instead search for the facts. It will be a landmark case and affect many aspects of immigration and money transfers. It is far bigger than a poor schmuck getting busted with a few thousand dollars.

This case will set a standard by which many cases to come will be compared to. So any decision made here will have lasting impact. That is why I did not jump on the band wagon and say just take his money and kick him out or give him his money and put him on the next plane. this one will have to be by the book and if not, the Appeals Court will write a ruling, and that will set a new standard. History is being made.

Edited October 11, 2007 by NavarreMan

[NavarreMan 10]

Latest update on Mr. Zapeta. Oral arguments next month in Federal Court. Will follow up with the outcome when available. Someone actually wrote him a little song... Zapeta's Song I'm still on the fence, I believe punishment is warranted but not the kind the Government has tried to deal to him. Just my opinion.

[Alhamdulillah 0]

"They are treating me like a criminal when all I am is a working man," he said.

Ummmm am I missing something here? He was an ILLEGAL immigrant, right? That kinda does make him a criminal!

Deduct the taxes he owes from the money he earned illegally, along with the fees to process his GC and then give him what's left.

[Ban Hammer 13,135]

"They are treating me like a criminal when all I am is a working man," he said.

Ummmm am I missing something here? He was an ILLEGAL immigrant, right? That kinda does make him a criminal!

Deduct the taxes he owes from the money he earned illegally, along with the fees to process his GC and then give him what's left.

where was it said he was trying to get a green card?

[aidan80 9]

riiiiight

"It's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees."

An excellent quote which yet very true quote is as true today as it was in the past.