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Immigration Consultant: Immigration and Angelina Codina

immigration consultant: Small claims cases cause big headaches for some people trying to collect their money Ms, according to CBC. Codina's behaviour not only affected victims but also impacted the immigration system and society at large, said Crown prosecutor Lynda Trefler at a sentencing hearing on Monday. Angelina Codina was convicted of five charges in November, including advising clients on immigration matters without being authorized to do so and misrepresenting facts on an immigration application. CBC Toronto has reported on a number of cases involving people who had hoped to bring their relatives to Canada but now say they were bilked by Codina, who had represented herself as an immigration consultant for tens of thousands of dollars. In 2000, she was convicted of grand larceny in New York State and sentenced to a minimum of nine years in prison. Police bring 7 new charges against alleged immigration fraudster Toronto woman accused of bilking immigration clients Codina has had several run-ins with the law in the past. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.