4 accused of swindling $1 million from undocumented immigrants
By Luis Perez | South Florida Sun-Sentinel
September 3, 2008
Federal officials arrested four people, including a Tamarac man and Lake Worth woman, accusing them of swindling more than $1 million from undocumented immigrants seeking residency.

Audie Watson, 75, and Nancy Vertus, 40, are scheduled to be arraigned today. Anibal Reyes and his wife, Laura, both 38 and of Port St. Lucie, pleaded not guilty Friday and were released on $50,000 bond. The U.S. Attorney's Office charged them all with conspiracy to commit mail and immigration fraud.

Watson headed Universal Services Dedicated to God Inc. in Tamarac which charged immigrants $1,500 to $2,000 to become members of the Pembina Nation Little Shell Tribe, according to court records. Immigrants bought memberships believing they would allow them to legally stay and work.

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