A Florida man who posed as an immigration lawyer, filing hundreds of fraudulent asylum applications and collecting more than $411,000 from unwitting clients, has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison, federal prosecutors said.
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BOZEMAN (AP) A Florida man who posed as a physician, called women on the telephone and talked them into mutilating themselves received a 20-year prison sentence in District Court.
Salvagni noted Sherer has a criminal history of similar offenses dating back to 1980 and was jailed for a few months. Prior incarceration for short periods of time did nothing to modify his conduct, the judge said. Sherer may not leave prison until he completes a program for sex offenders, Salvagni said.
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Stephen Rex Brown covers New York courts and criminal justice issues, with a focus on Manhattan Federal Court and Manhattan Supreme Court.