Official cited in immigration fraud case.(METROPOLITAN)

From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: February 26, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Gary Emerling, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A labor economist with the D.C. Department of Employment Services received gifts, including hockey tickets and a watch, in exchange for approving false alien-labor certifications at the request of two D.C. lawyers charged with immigration fraud, federal prosecutors said last week.

John Walter Sliva, 57, of Arlington, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit immigration fraud in the District, Maryland and Virginia, officials with the U.S. Attorney's Office for Maryland said.

According to court documents, Sliva expedited ...

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