Portland police arrest three in TriMet ticket forgery scheme
...during the past several months, thousands of phony tickets have been pushed into fare boxes and pulled from people's pockets on train and bus lines throughout the Portland metro area.
A months-long investigation resulted in its first arrests Tuesday evening as Portland police served search warrants on two cars and two homes, where police confiscated about 35,700 tickets with an estimated value of more than $109,000.
Officers arrested Jaime Caamal Balam, 27, of Northeast Portland; a man who identified himself as Gabriel Bedolla Medina, 30; and a woman identified as Maria Izquierdo, 23. They face counts of forgery, Silva said, among other charges being considered.
Based on fingerprint identification, police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents think the man who claimed to be Bedolla Medina is actually someone else -- a convicted felon who was deported and has re-entered the country illegally.
From OFIR:
Think of the irony here. The Portland City Council has set up a day labor site where illegal aliens use phony ID’s, Stolen Social Security numbers and Matricular Consular cards to steal jobs from American citizens. No problem. Yet when illegal aliens use counterfeit TriMet passes they get arrested!
One would have to guess that to the City Council it is alright to cheat average citizens out of their jobs but don’t you dare cheat the government out of their money.
Daniel says: "Some fraud is more equal than other fraud."
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Joe Legal vs. Jose Illegal
You have 2 families..."Joe Legal" and "Jose Illegal". Both families have 2 parents, 2 children and live in California.
"Joe Legal" works in construction, has a Social Security Number, and makes $25.00 per hour with payroll taxes deducted....
"Jose Illegal" also works in construction, has "NO" Social Security Number,
and gets paid $15.00 cash "under the table".
Joe Legal...$25.00 per hour x 40 hours $1000.00 per week,
$52,000 per year
Now take 30% away for state federal tax ...
Joe Legal now has $31,231.00
Jose Illegal...$15.00 per hour x 40 hours $600.00 per week, $31,200.00 per year.
Jose Illegal pays no taxes...
Jose Illegal now has $31,200.00
Joe Legal pays Medical and Dental Insurance with limited
coverage $1000.00 per month $12,000.00 per year.
Joe Legal now has $19,231.00
Jose Illegal has full Medical and Dental coverage through the
state and local clinics at a cost of $0.00 per year.
Jose Illegal still has $31,200.00
Joe Legal makes too much money, is not eligible for
Food Stamps or welfare. Joe Legal pays for food
$1,000.00 per month, $12,000.00 per year.
Joe Legal now has $ 7,231.00
Jose Illegal has no documented income and is eligible for
Food Stamps and Welfare
Jose Illegal still has $31,200.00
Joe Legal pays rent of $1,000.00 per month $12,000.00 per year
Joe Legal is now in the hole minus (-) $4,769.00
Jose Illegal receives a $500 per month Federal rent subsidy
Jose Illegal pays rent $500.00 per month $6,000.00 per year
Jose Illegal still has $25,200.00
Joe Legal now works overtime on Saturdays or gets a
part time job after work.
Jose Illegal has nights and weekends off to enjoy with his family.
Joe Legal's and Jose Illegal's children both attend the same
school. Joe Legal pays for his children's lunches while Jose
Illegal's children get a government sponsored lunch.
Jose Illegal's children have an after school ESL program.
Joe Legal's children go home.
Joe Legal and Jose Illegal both enjoy the same Police and
Fire Services, but Joe paid for them and Jose did not pay.
Pinkie
Joe Legal vs. Jose Illegal
You have 2 families..."Joe Legal" and "Jose Illegal". Both families have 2 parents, 2 children and live in California.
"Joe Legal" works in construction, has a Social Security Number, and makes $25.00 per hour with payroll taxes deducted....
"Jose Illegal" also works in construction, has "NO" Social Security Number,
and gets paid $15.00 cash "under the table".
Joe Legal...$25.00 per hour x 40 hours $1000.00 per week,
$52,000 per year
Now take 30% away for state federal tax ...
Joe Legal now has $31,231.00
Jose Illegal...$15.00 per hour x 40 hours $600.00 per week, $31,200.00 per year.
Jose Illegal pays no taxes...
Jose Illegal now has $31,200.00
Joe Legal pays Medical and Dental Insurance with limited
coverage $1000.00 per month $12,000.00 per year.
Joe Legal now has $19,231.00
Jose Illegal has full Medical and Dental coverage through the
state and local clinics at a cost of $0.00 per year.
Jose Illegal still has $31,200.00
Joe Legal makes too much money, is not eligible for
Food Stamps or welfare. Joe Legal pays for food
$1,000.00 per month, $12,000.00 per year.
Joe Legal now has $ 7,231.00
Jose Illegal has no documented income and is eligible for
Food Stamps and Welfare
Jose Illegal still has $31,200.00
Joe Legal pays rent of $1,000.00 per month $12,000.00 per year
Joe Legal is now in the hole minus (-) $4,769.00
Jose Illegal receives a $500 per month Federal rent subsidy
Jose Illegal pays rent $500.00 per month $6,000.00 per year
Jose Illegal still has $25,200.00
Joe Legal now works overtime on Saturdays or gets a
part time job after work.
Jose Illegal has nights and weekends off to enjoy with his family.
Joe Legal's and Jose Illegal's children both attend the same
school. Joe Legal pays for his children's lunches while Jose
Illegal's children get a government sponsored lunch.
Jose Illegal's children have an after school ESL program.
Joe Legal's children go home.
Joe Legal and Jose Illegal both enjoy the same Police and
Fire Services, but Joe paid for them and Jose did not pay.
Pinkie
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Winslow,
That sounds so nice. However, Mexico is a lawless society. Has anyone consulted their thugs?
Franky, we could just take their oil as payment for bankrupting our welfare system.
Winslow: Your idea sounds good on the surface. But, you are neglecting to take into account the number of Mexicans that would be heading north to live in the U.S. against the numbers of Americans that would be going south to live in Mexico. That ratio would be uncommonly high.
Pinky, I'm sure you didn't mean to do this, but your post about Joe Legal and Joe Illegal actually provides a compelling argument as to why illegal workers should be immediately granted "guest worker" or some such other status.
Was that your intention? Oh wait, it wasn't, you say? Well then, what WAS your intention? And more important, what was your solution? If your solution consist of "ship 'em all back to Mexico!", well, I'd have to accuse you of living in someplace other than what most of us call "reality".
Yes, if you grant "Joe Illegal" a "guest worker" status or some such thing as that, the problem you've mentioned is solved. And notice, you have not granted these people citizenship. With a guest worker program, you have merely documented them so that they are paying taxes.
This is a much more reasonable and workable solution than trying to get rid of the "problem". After all, you can no more get "rid" of these workers, than you can change the laws of economics.
But that's precisely the problem with OFIR and organizations like it. They seek solutions that are fundamentally at odds with reality; especially economic reality. Which is precisely why they never gain any traction.
Well, that and the fact that their ranks are often filled with unsavory characters who are precisely the types of people you DON'T want on your side when you're trying to sway public opinion.
anon 155
You are assuming he will register...and honestly pay his taxes.
he broke in...he is not honest.
Think about it like it is your house. Because they make the bed and do the dishes should you allow them to live with you?
Sorry, Americans need to realize in a way we are all members of the lucky sperm club. Being born here does mean something.
Immigrate legally or get the fuck out. Really...dont let the border hit you in the ass on your way back across.
It is time for liberals to grow up.
RULES FOR LIFE
1. life is not fair
2. get used to the first rule.
if you can really do that by the time you are 30 you might have a chance...if not move out of your mothers basement.
Pinkie
These arguments are not as solid as you might think: http://brainrageblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/joe-legal-vs-jose-illegal.html
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