Press Release
Former Bucks County Company VP Charged In Immigration Fraud
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Steven A. Cohen, 53, of Virginia, was charged today by Information with one count of visa fraud, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Cohen had been the Vice-President of Operations at Land Tech, Enterprises, a landscaping company in Bucks County. He made a material misstatement on immigration documents so that the company could improperly obtain visas for workers from Mexico to do landscaping work for the company.
If convicted, the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of 10 years of imprisonment, three years of supervised release, a $250,000 fine, and a $100 special assessment.
The case was investigated by United States Department of Labor Office of Inspector General, the Department of State, and Homeland Security Investigations. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Laurie Magid.
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UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, EASTERN DISTRICTof PENNSYLVANIA
Suite 1250, 615 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
PATTY HARTMAN, Media Contact, 215-861-8525
Updated December 15, 2014
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