Illegal Immigrant Sentenced to 1.5 Years For Claiming 20 Nonexistent Children on Tax Returns

By Dennis Romero Mon., Dec. 5 2011 at 4:30 PM

Categories: WTF

It wasn't her.

Now, if you read this particularly author you know we have defended the undocumented as a necessary and sometimes-abused cog in our unjust economic system. You can't diss 'em and still get your car washed, eat out for dinner, or even buy lettuce. Just can't.

Well, for all you illegal haters, we have an early holiday gift for you:

An illegal immigrant who claimed she gave birth to 20 children on the same day in order to receive refunds and tax benefits was sentenced to a year and a half behind bars, the U.S. Attorney's Office in L.A. says.

Her name is Norma Coronel, and she's a 40-year-old who formerly resided in L.A., says the office's Thom Mrozek.

According to him:

Coronel admitted that in 2003 she applied for and obtained Social Security numbers for at least 20 fictitious children, falsely claiming that the children had been born to her at a Los Angeles hospital on December 11, 2002. Using these bogus identities, Coronel prepared and filed fraudulent federal tax returns for family members and friends that claimed dependent deductions and fraudulently sought refunds.
Coronel admitted in the plea agreement that she had frequently directed the IRS to send the refund checks to her own residence or to accounts that she controlled.

Wow. And you think Octomom was fertile? Coronel pleaded guilty to tax return fraud, Social Security fraud and theft of government property.

The moral of this story? Okay, not all illegals are good, hard-working people. AND, if you're going to try this (and we don't recommend it), spread your babies' birthdays apart a little. Right?

Okay John & Ken, have a field day.

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Tags:

illegal alien, Los Angeles, Octomom, Social Security, tax fraud, tax return, U.S. Attorney's Office

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KataKimbe

As a legal immigrant I realize more and more I took the wrong path. These illegal cheaters are being rewarded daily by pandering politicians and get away with it. What is the point of following the law?

Robert

Dennis, we are not illegal haters. Many of us Latinos are proud Americans who respect and abide by our laws. Take a drive into the Eastside or MacArthur Park area and look how illegals have deteriorated the communities. I do give you credit for using the terminology "illegal immigrants." Most reporters refuse to use those words. I bet if you go downtown garment district and ask for verification of employee documents most will be false social security numbers that were stolen, fake home addresses etc. How do you think they get the millions in WIC and free welfare. No other Country helps illegals except us. Now Assemblyman Fuentes is admitting after other politicians have lied that Illegals don't pay taxes. "Undocumented workers would pay state income taxes in exchange for the prospect of leniency on federal immigration laws under a ballot initiative proposed"

Dennis Romero

MacArthur Park has never been much of a utopia, not for at least half a century, and it, like the Eastside, has always been a magnet for immigrants. In Boyle Heights it has been Japanese and Jews as well. Are you blaming them too? And, how do you know, empiracally, that these people are illegals and they're causing whatever degradation you see? That's a stretch.

suckmylegaltestesromero

So basically, you're coming out of the closet and finally ADMITTING that your a humongous white people & self hating trollmongering king of illegal-despising RomeroWHORES ... Oh how I love to hate you and your troll baiting ways RomeroWHORE, go suck an illegal weewee you stupid faggot with your illegal reconquistadora supporting ugly visage

Dennis Romero

Thanks, suckmy.