Company Owner Subject to Deportation Because of Comp Fraud Conviction

A federal appellate court ruled that a lawful permanent resident was subject to deportation based on his Florida convictions for money laundering and workers' compensation fraud. Case: Garcia-Simisterra v. U.S. Attorney General, No. 19-13848, 12/30/2020, published. Facts and procedural history: Beverli Garcia-Simisterra is a citizen of El Salvador and has been a lawful permanent resident of the United States since 2007. In 2014, Garcia-Simisterra and Adalid Ramos-Rodriguez were charged with money laundering and workers’ compensation fraud. Florida state prosecutors charged both me...