Thread: U.S. citizen charged with 19 felonies and 80 years

A U.S. citizens, not an illegal alien) charged with 16 felonies and looking at 80 years in prison for lying about here address, here in American, so her children could go to a better school. Unbelievable.
If she was an illegal alien she could lie about her entry into this country, use fraudulent documents to work here, go to any school in any state and pay in-state tuition.
Mexican children cross the border every day to attend a school here and use a fraudulent address and is transported by U.S. government employees and buses?
What is wrong with this picture?

dyehard,

I saw this story on Lou Dobbs yesterday... and

emailed him, almost word for word what you asked!!

NOW, haven't you learned yet that there are evidently NO laws that illegal aliens must follow, yet AMERICANS AND LEGAL immigrants are required to follow each and every law?

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/13341382/detail.html

Jury Reaches Verdict In Cobb School Lying Case

POSTED: 5:06 pm EDT May 17, 2007
UPDATED: 11:48 am EDT May 18, 2007

COBB COUNTY, Ga. -- 11:35 UPDATE: Channel 2's Ross Cavitt reports the jury has reached a verdict.

A Cobb County jury will decide Friday if a mother of three should spend time in prison for lying about where her family lived.

Prosecutors said Jeanine Echols repeatedly lied just so she could place her children in Marietta city schools.

Echols told jurors Thursday she never meant to deceive the Marietta school district. She said she only placed her three kids in city schools because that’s where her family lived.

"We had family in place that could make sure they got to the bus, they were picked up so if I worked late I didn’t have to worry about my child," said Echols.

SURVEY: Should Mom Face Prison For Lying?


Echols said her three children excelled in school. In fact, she attended two awards ceremonies for two of her children days before deputies came knocking on her door.

"The very next day, May 18, I was arrested and I sat in jail for over 5 hours. I had never seen the inside of a jail," said Echols.

But in closing statements, prosecutors told jurors the case was simple. Prosecutors said Echols signed legal documents seven times saying her family lived at addresses in the city, when in fact, prosecutors said, they did not.

"Ladies and gentlemen, a lie is a lie, and our law says when you lie to the government you have commited a crime," said assistant district attorney Grady Moore.

But Echols defense attorney called the 16 felony charges overkill. They asked jurors to send a message that prosecutors have gone too far.

"She wanted her children to get a good quality education in a situation where they would not be latch-key children, where they would not have to come home alone, where would not have to have a babysitter, where they would not have to have daycare, where their family would be responsible and take care of them," said attorney Vic Reynolds.

If convicted, Echols could face significant jail time.
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Mother Not Guilty Of Lying In Cobb School Case

A jury found a Cobb County mother not guilty of lying about where her family lived so her children could attend Marietta city schools. Now the Cobb County district attorney is explaining why this case went to trial. More Details
VIDEO: Mother Found Not Guilty

SURVEY: Do You Agree With Verdict?

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http://parents.berkeley.edu/recommend/s ... dress.html



Mexican children cross border to go to school
Their trek to El Paso is common, but some call students costly
By SARAH VIREN
Copyright 2007

For the past two years, Rachel Ortiz's commute to her El Paso school has begun each morning in Mexico.
As the sun rises over that side of the Rio Grande, the first-grader follows her father from their cinder-block home through the streets of Ciudad Juarez.
Aaron Ortiz holds his 6-year-old's pink backpack and later her hand. At the border they funnel onto the pedestrian bridge alongside dozens of other children with backpacks holding parents' hands. Then they are on the other side, saying goodbye at the gates of Vilas Elementary, where breakfast is served free and special classes are offered for English-language learners.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/met ... 58501.html

Who is paying for the schools on this side of the bridge for mexican kids?

Originally Posted by girlygirl369[quote

]Who is paying for the schools on this side of the bridge for mexican kids?

[/quote]


Since it is our schools, it would seem that we, the taxpayer is paying or else why would they come?

Sounds like Johnny Sutton or his college buds are on the case



Apparently the prosecutor is a LOSER...who never learned the difference in the letter of law and the SPIRIT of LAW...I guess anyone can become a lawyer....sheeesh( sorry to any attorneys out there)but not everyone can graduate at the top of their class...like Doctors