A Bayonne woman has been indicted for defrauding immigrants out of over $25,000 by posing as a federal agent, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced.
Edith Capellan, 54, of Bayonne, is charged via a New York State Supreme Court indictment with grand larceny, immigrant assistant services fraud, and participating in a scheme to defraud, authorities said.
“As alleged, Edith Capellan donned a cloak of legitimacy by impersonating federal agents. She allegedly took advantage of immigrants in need of legal assistance obtaining work permits, permanent residency, and United States citizenship. We allege that she pocketed $25,000 from the very people she promised to help,” Bragg said in a statement…