Representatives of the embassies of Canada, France, Spain and the United States met with National District prosecutor Rosalba Ramos and heads of the Police this week. They met to advocate for increased efforts to reduce visa identity fraud.
Prosecutor Rosalba Ramos said the priority of the Attorney General Office is to prosecute members of networks dedicated to the practice and not only the scamming citizen. She said that that person is also a victim because he pays high amounts of money to secure the forged documentation for a visa.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Roenny Catano said the Police seeks to find better ways to crack down on criminal structures and counter the use of forged documents for obtaining visas.
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18 July 2019