Article: Lawer is accused of selling fake work visas
Publication: LA Times
Author: Raja Abdulrahim
Publish Date: October 19, 2009
Article Excerpt:
…They also seized 30 vacant burial plots and 20 blank grave monuments at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier that allegedly were purchased with proceeds from the visa scheme.
Cemetery plots are a novel investment because they appreciate at a rate of up to 10% a year and are less susceptible to economic downturns, authorities said.
“It’s unique in the sense that we haven’t run into this before that an individual seeking to hide proceeds goes out and purchases cemetery plots,” said Jorge Guzman, Immigration and Customs Enforcement assistant special agent in charge. “There are always new ways in which criminals will try and hide money, but this is by far one of the most unique.”…