Four accused in elaborate scheme offering citizenship

Thursday, March 28, 2002

LOS ANGELES -- Immigrants who took part in an elaborate fake naturalization ceremony complete with a person in a black robe posing as a judge were victims of a scam that cost them as much as $25,000 each, federal agents said Wednesday.

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