Thread: Legal aid group subpoenaed on suspected service to illegals

Legal aid group subpoenaed on suspected service to illegals

By Jim McElhatton
September 8, 2007

Investigators subpoenaed records from a prominent California legal aid group to determine whether it has violated federal rules by using taxpayer money to perform work for illegal aliens.

The California Rural Legal Assistance Corp. (CRLA), which is fighting the subpoena, has until next week to explain to a judge in Washington why it should not turn over client records to the federal Legal Services Corp.

Inspector general investigators say they've been stymied in the probe into whether the California legal group focuses its resources on farm worker and Latino issues while limiting services to inner-city residents and others, according to court filings.

An interim report by the Legal Services' inspector general to Congress last year also found that the legal aid group's management practices "at least create the condition in which representing ineligible aliens is possible without detection."

The report cited a confidential source as saying that "there was a clear feeling among certain CRLA staff that anyone unwilling to serve undocumented persons is a bad person."

The Legal Services Corp is a federally funded agency based in Washington that funds organizations across the country to provide legal services to low-income people, including paying more than half of the California Rural Legal Assistance Corp.'s $12.5 million budget last year.

The director of the San Francisco-based legal aid group said the organization does not provide services to illegal aliens because federal rules prohibit the practice. Violations could jeopardize federal funding under federal rules.

"You cannot serve undocumented clients with federal dollars," said Jose Padilla, executive director of the group. "A random selection ... would reveal we're complying with those regulations."

http://washingtontimes.com/article/2...109080051/1001

This may just go to show us that reporting these crimes may pay off.

Many criminals are boldly going where no criminals had dared to go before, Right Out There in the Main Stream Media.

Every time we see these articles of those that are aiding and abetting we need to contact law enforcement agencies. Maybe not one but several.


P.S. Remember this article;

http://www.usjf.net/modules.php?op=m...rticle&sid=296

Legal Issues: Phony Case Won
Posted by: Admin on Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - 09:38 AM PST
Legal Issues By Julie Adams
I just wanted to let you know, as well as other concerned citizens that Ken, Brook and myself went to court last week for the phony case brought against us by North County Health services.

For those who don’t know, NCHS had a temporary restraining order (gained by making false charges) issued against us and was trying to make this a permanent restraining order.

The incident occurred on July 26, 2006 when we just happened upon NCHS in McGonigle canyon. They had a mobile medical van and were providing free medical services as well as food to the illegal squatters in McGonigle canyon (a 300-man encampment). Upon seeing the large van in the canyon, Brook wanted to ask them some questions for his documentary he was filming.

The medical worker told us “itâ€

Great news! Now how about someone investigates the traitors at the ACLU!