Thread: WELD CO, COLO:Judge Halts Arrests in Immigr. Cases

Judge halts immigration cases
Friday, December 12, 2008
Sharon Dunn

A Weld District Court judge is questioning the legality of search warrants issued in the cases against 1,300 suspected illegal immigrants using fake identification.

Weld District Court Judge James Hartmann this week put a halt to further arrests in Operation Number Games — if the arrests are based on information found in the suspects’ federal tax returns — and he demanded some explanations before proceeding with the cases.

The operation targets more than 1,300 people suspected of gaining tax returns with false or stolen identities.

Authorities have so far arrested 37 people who filed tax returns with Amalia’s Tax Service, 1501 9th St., in Greeley. Last month, authorities seized two years worth of federally approved tax returns from the tax preparer’s office, claiming that the suspects gained as much as
$2.7 million combined in tax returns based on false Social Security
numbers. Suspects have been charged with identity theft, criminal impersonation or both.

In a court order in one of the cases, Hartmann ordered District Attorney Ken Buck to provide more information on the arrest warrants and provide a “memorandum of legal authorityâ€

What about the people whose SS numbers were STOLEN and are now hounded by the IRS for back taxes?


[quote]Joseph warned the case may have unintended consequences, regardless of the outcome with the suspects.

“People (illegal aliens who commit FRAUD by using another persons ID?) who were doing the right thing (RIGHT THING!?!?!) by paying their taxes may decide it’s not worth it,â€

Another drug cartel member wearing black robes legalizing identity theft. With each passing day we become more like the the third world cesspool from which these identity stealing thieves come. But Obama Bin Laden will legalize identity theft as he tried to do when he helped author S-2611 (comprehensive immigration reform).

[quote="miguelina"]What about the people whose SS numbers were STOLEN and are now hounded by the IRS for back taxes?


[quote]Joseph warned the case may have unintended consequences, regardless of the outcome with the suspects.

“People (illegal aliens who commit FRAUD by using another persons ID?) who were doing the right thing (RIGHT THING!?!?!) by paying their taxes may decide it’s not worth it,â€

Just one of the reasons why were in the shape were in right now!!

Hartmann’s order resulted in Weld District Court Chief Judge Roger Klein sealing all the current and future cases involved in the operation, so as not to reveal any personal tax information on suspects. He also assigned all of the cases to Hartmann.

So illegal immigrants who use false and stolen social security cards can have their records sealed because that information is private. But if an American citizen uses a false or stolen social security card they are arrested for fraud and other crimes and then put in prison.

Is this how judges will not deal with criminal illegal immigrants?

[quote]“People who were doing the right thing by paying their taxes may decide it’s not worth it,â€

[quote]In a court order in one of the cases, Hartmann ordered District Attorney Ken Buck to provide more information on the arrest warrants and provide a “memorandum of legal authorityâ€