The Brief
- Jesus Carlos Silva pleaded guilty last July to defrauding people with false promises of legal immigration status.
- Silva posed as a Houston immigration attorney and charged people who hoped to gain legal immigration status.
- Authorities say Silva admitted to scamming over 100 people from different states.
HOUSTON – A Houston man has been sentenced for scamming multiple people with fake promises of helping them gain legal immigration status, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Houston crime: Man sentenced for immigration scam
What they’re saying:
The DOJ announced on Thursday that 58-year-old Jesus Carlos Silva will serve the maximum five-year sentence in federal prison for conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud. After the sentence, he will be under supervised release for three years.
Silva pleaded guilty to the charge in July 2025.…