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Bond Fraud $ 20000 ! Con Artist runs, and Police and Government is doing nothing!

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dek06031980

Junior Member
What is the name of your state? TEXAS
Happend in TEXAS,
I Do live in NEW MEXICO
the accused Con Artist resides now in CALIFORNIA (OR MEXICO?)

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A true story! Unbelievable but it was really happend! And I really need help, because I dont know what to do anymore!

The best, I start writing the whole story from the beginning on:
I'am from Germany and do live since many years in the US.
On September-13-2006 I got arrested on one of them "Checkpoints"
for being "out of Status" and they detained me at the "INS Camp"
in El Paso/Texas 8915 Montana Avenue.
After being 3 days in "Processing" I got finally assigned to one of them Baracks, where between 60 and 90 People are sharing 1 big huge cell.
In the "INS Detention Camp" are 1000 people, most of them are from Mexico and Latin America.
I was the only German speaking inmate there along with a guy from Armenia, Armin G. is his Name, and we both were in the same Barack though!
Armin is 26 years of age, and he claimed to be 25 years in Germany, matterfact came as a baby to Germany! He spoke fluent German and we became friends and he ask me to help him with english translations of his medical records and also to write a letter to his Judge, which he dictated in German and I translate and handwrote that in English language for him!
On the very first days of my arrivel I did informed my parents about my whereabouts in writing serveral letters, but matterfact was more in worry about them, because my father is 79 and my mother 75 and they're not in the best of health anymore. My father already suffered 2 heartattacs and Strockes, and my mother has medical problems also and needs surgery which even the "KrankenKasse" (Health Insurance) will not fully cover. To write a letter and got answer took about 10 days "Roundtrip".
On my 2. Courthearing I found out, that my Bond may be $ 10000 but the Judge also mentioned, that he do not like to give more than $ 10000 Bond.
I had in my Bank Account "Wells Fargo" in my checking account $ 6800 so I contacted my parents, if they may can help me out in the case, if my Bond would be $ 10000. The whole Courtprocess indeed took time, because the Court really needed some Paperwork from Alabama -where I used to live- and that Paperwork was flooded/destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, so thats the reason it just took longer.
I was in desperate situation and had no way to even find out how that "works" with the Bond and so on, because nobody wont talk to me about that, and all the other Inmates where in the same situation without Infos.
The "Orientation Movie" we had seen was in spanish, and so therefore no information at all was supplied to us "only" English speaking people how everything "works"!
Armin from Armenia had Court in the beginning of October and finally got released on OCT-04-2006 on $ 20000 Bond.
He was really knowing, that my Bond may be up to $ 10000 and that was the same Informations, I wrote to my parents. I also told him, that I worry very much about my parents, because I know, that they worry about me.
Armin promised me to call them to calm them down!
He really called my parents at least 2 times on a daily basis and made up Horrorstories how people got tortured in that Facility and how much I suffer and lies such that! He also lied to my parents, that his wife Margaritta had visit me in the "INS Camp" and took care of me because I was very sick. None of them was true, and my parents even suffered and worried more, but Armin kept on calling them. My parents told him:
"**************...DO NOT CALL US ANYMORE**************....", but Armin kept on calling and lied further that I call him by myself so often and he just want to help me.
Because none of "us" neither my parents nor I was knowing how that exactly works with the Bond, Armin just took advantage of that and called so long, until my parents finally "gave in" and send $ 20000 in a Bank Account in his wifes Name Margaritta at the "Postbank Nürnberg". Even with the amount of the Bond Armin lied because he was knowing, that it wouldn't be over
$ 10000 peroid flat!
I had since September-13-2006 five Court Hearings, and finally on my last Courthearing on OCT-19-2006 I got granted Bond of $ 2500.
1 or 2 days earlier, I found out about that Money Transaction and the amount of $ 20000 which my parents had paid to Armin.
I reported that immediatelly to the Guards in the INS Camp, but they told me, I had to wait until my release. Only the supervisor of the DECO Mr. L. Smith took some interest along with 2 Officiers of the "Blues" ...the ICE Officiers.
But nobody of them could help, and all of them told me to wait until my release.
I even called 911 from the payphones of Barack 4 there but that was disabled.
I also informed the German Consulate in Houston 703-627-7770
(free Collect-Call )about that, but they couldn't do anything eiter!
On Friday, OCT-20-2006 I was lucky, and one of the "Blue Officiers" was so friendly and let me "temp out" to my Bank "Wells Fargo" where I purchased a
"Cashiers Check" to pay my Bond.
Finally it still took until 09 PM before I finally got released.
so there was the weekend, and my parents called Armin demending to get the Money back, which he agreed with, ask for the address, hung up fast.
Couple Minutes later my parents called back, and he said, that he already mailed the whole amount of $ 20000 in an envelope with certified Mail to Germany. :eek: ... That was on OCT-21-2006 and as of today, NOV-06-2006 the Money nor that certified letter didn't arrived yet.
I even called Armin and ask for the Tracking Number, which he couldn/t supply either, only his statement, that he is an honest and responsible human being.
On the next earliest possiblity, Monday, OCT-23-2006
I went together with a friend the FBI in Las Cruces/NM and reported that to Special Agent Mr. Davila 505-526-2351.
The same day we went to the ICE-Departement in 8915 Montana Avenue
El Paso/TX and spoke in person to Mr. Morris 915-225-0700 , he suggested to go to the Court or the Department of Homeland Security or the Police.
In the afternoon we went to the Immigration Court in El Paso Downtown,
San Antonio Street, and I dropped off a letter to the honorable Judge
Mr. Thomas C.Roepke -which is the Judge of Armin- informing him what was happend, and also supplied Photocopies of the Money Transfer.
Later on we went to the UNO Lawfirm on Montana Street...they couldn't help either!
Next day, OCT-24-2006 we went to the DHS
(Department of Homeland Security) in Las Cruces and reported that to
Mr. Tony Singleton.
The same day we also went to the State Police , but they couldn't do anything either!
On OCT-25-2006 my parents in Germany finally went to the police and reported that crime "Kautionsbetrug EUROS 15800" and faxed me the report.
The days from OCT-25-2006 til OCT-27-2006 I went back on a daily basis to the DSH and FBI and other departments with no results, just dropping off more paperwork such as the Policereport filed in Germany.
On Saturday, OCT-28-2006 I went again together with a friend to El Paso/TX. to the Police Department and spoke with Officier Mr. Erik E. Arnanda
(Badge 02286) and filed a report # OCA 06-301143.
In the days thereafter I went again to the DSH but with no results.
On November-02-2006 I went again to El Paso/Texas and dropped off an additional letter to honorable Judge Mr. Thomas C. Roepke, but the Court Clerk told me, that letter will not even go in Armins Immigration file.
I dropped off anyway after had it stamped.
Afterworth I went back to the Police in El Paso and spoke with Officier
Mr. C. Hamilton ( Badge # 2257 ) and reported that Telephone harassment, and Mr. Hamilton told me, he will fix and attach a "Report Supplement" to the already existing Report # OCA 06-301142
..at that time, it seems like, nobody want to do anything, so I went to the
El Paso Newspaper, and they said, they want to "look into" it and promised to call me , which never happend.
In the Meantime since OCT-21-2006 my parents and I have some
"loose contact" with Armin, and he already stated on the phone and also in writing, that he wants to leave the US and wants to drop his case to get his $ 20000 Bond back. He wants to go to Cancun/Mexico.
Concerning the 1-800-NUMBER Court "Hotline" 1-800-898-7180 the next Courthearing of Armin is on November-20-2006 at 08:30 am in the EL Paso
Immigration Court Downtown before honorable Judge Mr. Thomas C. Roepke.
Armin called me last time on OCT-29-2006 at 20:19 Mountain Time on my Cellphone and on NOV-10-2006 on my homephone, stating, that he's already being in Mexico and dropped his case and now will get his $ 20000 Bond back.
I already told all the officials that from the very beginning, that Armin will leave the country and they done nothing! Now it seems like, that it is too late and that Armin is gone for good. Armin even wrote that in a letter!
Armin came in the US with a fake passport! The US Government know's that, and that is the reason, he got arrested at the Border Patrol Checkpoint in
Sierra Blanka/Texas.
Armin even mentioned the Name of the Passport Holder, which is
Andreas S. ( I do know the whole complete Name )
of Reutlingen/Germany. Armin told me in the the Camp/Barack 4
( we where "Neighbors" there) that he just changed the Photo of that passport and how easy everything was and how easy it was to came into the US with a fake passport. He even laughted about the INS and US Security Officials.
Armin also stated, that he was a native of Armenia, lived for 25 years in Germany and tried to get the German citizenship. For that reason he had to give up his Armenian Citizenship to be able to get the German Citizenship.
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dek06031980

Junior Member
CONTINUE......-2-**************..

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but, something went "wrong" and he never got the German Citizenship and so he became without Citizenship, because he already lost his armenian Citizenship though!
Armin said in the Camp, therefore, the US cannot "kick him out" because he has no citizenship and he can "force his way in the USA" that way on Asylum!
After his release and after he got the $ 20000 out off my parents he quickly changed his mind and suddently don't want to stay in the US anymore.
Armin was last living in Tübingen/Germany, and there is already people looking for him, who is owes money.

I do need some help and legal advice, because I do not know what to do anymore, nor where to turn to.

My parents safed up the money for a surgery, which my mom urgend needs, and without surgery she may has to face some serious consequences which probably shorten her live.
Since a couple of years the german Healthcare System do not cover or not fully cover everything anymore and to get quality health care, german Citizen now have to pay some of the medical expenses. And my mom do need a very complicated surgery though!
Armin got all the savings out of my parents.
My parents believed and I wrote them, that the Bond will be up to $ 10000 and I have $ 6800 in my own Bankaccount and in the worst case I can pay them instantly the $ 6800 back after my release and everything thereover will be paid back after the case is over, because Bond Money is not lost and will be fully reimbursed by the US Government.
Armin was just prey and lying to them, and because I could not supply my parents with Informations how that works with the bond, the relayed on the lies of a scam artist who told them lies about Torture in the INS Camp.

Even the above Story sounds like unreal, it isn't!!! I may not be allowed to post full names, but I guess a Alien-Number A # 098662946 should be OK.
It can not be going on a modern society and best country in the world, that a guy like Armin can get away with that, and the Police, FBI, INS, Homeland Security ...within the Government is just doing nothing like the last weeks and just let it happend.

I'am thankfull for every honest and sincere answer what may can help me!

Thanks!

Very truly yours
Marc

 

gawm

Senior Member
Your thread is way too long. If you want an answer you probably should cut it down to about a third. That's how far I made it.
 

dek06031980

Junior Member
Your thread is way too long. If you want an answer you probably should cut it down to about a third. That's how far I made it.
!

OK, I agree ( just wrote that much because I believe more Infos are better than less):

I was in that INS Camp from Sept.13.2006 until Oct.20.2006.
There was also another guy from Germany his Name is Armin, he got released
on OCT-04-2006 on
$ 20000 Bond.
My parents were very much in worry about me, they dont speak English and my friends here in the USA dont speak German.
Armin speaks fluend German and he offered to call my parents to calm them down. Unstead he told them Horrorstories how people got Tortured in the camp. My parents told him
"DO NOT CALL US ANYMORE"! ....but he kept calling and bought up other lies such as I call him all the time and want him to call my parents asking for $ 20000 Bond money
(which was not true).
My parents send him the money because he harassed them very bad.

I reported that to many government agencies, nothing is done so far!

What kind of advice can you give me to do?

Armin already announced, that he wants to leave the USA and wants to go to Cancun/Mexico.
He also said, he can drop his case, and dont have to go to his next court hearing
NOV-20-2006

Armin came here on a fake German passport and that passport is in his File.
That passport is reported missing in germany

for more Informations and details (if necessary....read my first posting)
 

dek06031980

Junior Member
Who did you report this to?
Is all written in my first and loooooooooong tread:

FBI

Local Police
Las Cruces/New Mexico
AND
El Paso/Texas

State Police
Las Cruces/New Mexico

INS (now Homeland Security "ICE")
Las Cruces/New Mexico
AND
El Paso/Texas

Immigration Court
El Paso
San Antonio Street

State Attorneys Office
in El Paso/Texas

Newspaper El Paso Times
(just spoke with a reporter trying to find out what I can do)

...some took the report, some were just listening, at some offices they took paperwork though.
 

CdwJava

Senior Member
So ... your parents wired Armin $20,000?

First, WHY did they wire HIM the money?

Second, where did he receive the money? (i.e. Where was it wired to?)

Third, was the money ever used for your bond?

- Carl
 

dek06031980

Junior Member
So ... your parents wired Armin $20,000?
Ja, ...matterfact he lied to them on the phone and said that he cannot do this with the bond by himself (because he's out on Bond too), so he used a Bank account of his wife.

But, ...he admit to have received the money, matterfact even put it in writing
(I have that letter and so the INS have a copy of that as well)

There is paper trail of that, as well as handwriting notes about his wife with address ect.

He also called my parents many times and made up lies about torture in the camp, to support his lies and made my parents believe that.

Armin had a easy game with that, because in the german TV there were a lot of reports about torture in Guantanamo, so therefore the german public would believe that easy, that there is torture in american Detention centers at all.

First, WHY did they wire HIM the money?
I even didn't know, if and how money can send directly to me... all those informations were withhold from me (and the other detainees as well).

I'll ask the Guards so many times to speak to a propper official (ICE Personal and my
Deportation Officier) that I even got adviced to stop that, or otherwise face disciplinary actions like the "shoe".
I even got adviced to stop turning in Medical sick calls, even I had cough almost every night and was waking up a lot of the other people.

We had no informations about our rights in that INS Detention Camp whatsoever.
I didn't know, how everything works with the bond, and every times I ask for Informations, I got "run off" by the "ICE-Officiers".
I even called the German Consulate in Houston/Texas many times and ask for Informations, but they couldn't supply any Infos either!
I could call the German Consulate for free (Collect Call)

By law, we had to see a Video Tape about our right, but The Video Tape, I had seen was in spanish. I don't speak nor understand spanish.

Other INS Detainees, who didn't speak spanish had similar experiences, and there were many many complaints about that, but nothing was be done.

There were even many complaints of other INS Detainees, that they didn't had any informations about Bond either and they were "run off" by the "ICE Officiers" also.

Therefore, I was no exeption.
Second, where did he receive the money? (i.e. Where was it wired to?)
To a German Bank account Postbank in Nürnberg,
Account Holder is his wife.

Third, was the money ever used for your bond?

- Carl
No....
At my second Court hearing in September 2006 the Judge told me, that my Bond would
may be $ 10000 but not more than $ 10000 because he mentioned, that he don't like to give more than $ 10000.
As well as I was knowing about the Bond amount of other detainees, I announced that Info to the others.... so everybody -also Armin- had that knowledge of a Bond up to
$ 10000.
On October-19-2006 at my last Court hearing, I got $ 2500 Bond, and I had $ 6800 in my Bank account Wells fargo, so on OCT-20-2006 I was escorted out , paid a with "Cashiers check" that bond and got released.
On October-21-2006 my parents demended that money back, and Armin told them to send it back imediatelly and hung up the phone.
After 30 Minutes they spoke again on the phone, and armin stated to had in send in cash with certified Mail.
The Money nor a letter nor a certified letter never arrived.
Matterfact, he could not even give me a Tracking Number of that certified letter though.
As of today, November-12-2006 my parents still haven't received their money back.
Armin cannot be reached over the phone anymore.

In calling 1800-898-7180 and giving his Alien-Number 98662946 into the system,
the computer system say, that his next Court day will be November-20-2006 at 08:30 in El Paso/Texas.
 

CdwJava

Senior Member
What we may have is a jurisdiction issue ... the money was wired to an account in Nuremburg, and that would arguably make the crime complete in Germany and not in Texas or the USA.

You or your parents may have to find an attorney to take care of this. I seriously doubt that the local authorities are going to touch this, and I doubt the feds have any interest in the outcome.

Sorry, but this may not be easily resolved.

- Carl
 

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