DENVER (KDVR) -- A woman who ran two fraudulent businesses that illegally advertised and provided unlicensed legal services for people navigating the U.S. immigration system will shut down operations and pay fines under a settlement, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Friday.
The woman operated the organizations, U.S. Immigration Services and Colorado Global Schools, out of Weld County since at least 2022, according to the complaint filed in the Weld County District Court.
Weiser said she claimed to have expertise, a law degree from Harvard University and offered legal advice and prepared immigration documents for people when she did not have a law degree and was not licensed or qualified to provide those services.
She also referred to herself as "Dr. Gonzales" despite not