A Kenner woman thought she paid thousands to an immigration attorney. Police say it was a scam.

For 11 months, a Kenner resident believed she was sending her hard-earned money to an immigration attorney who would help secure citizenship for herself and her two children.

But investigators say the man was actually a con artist who pocketed the woman’s $6,020 and never filed a single page of paperwork.

“She was getting scammed the entire time,” said Kenner Police Department Deputy Chief Mark McCormick…

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