Posted on 01/07/2011 8:15:51 AM PST by Roos_Girl
Sheyenne Leona Contreras, age 30, who is the president of H&S Drywall Inc, was arrested in Lake County Florida on an Okaloosa County warrant.
The warrant alleges that Contreras violated FS 817.568(2)(c) and 817.568(9) while under a subcontract to the US Army Corps of Engineers on the construction of the 7th Special Forces Complex at Eglin AFB. During the ongoing investigation, it was shown that H&S Drywall obtained over $900,000 in payments by submitting payroll invoices and records using stolen and counterfeit Social Security Numbers.
So far, over 30 such Social Security Numbers appearing on H&S Drywall payroll records have been shown to be false. Florida Statute specifies a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years for persons convicted of obtaining over $100,000 while using the personal identifying information of others without permission.
Mrs. Contreras is a US Citizen, married to Victor Hugo Contereras-Suarez. Victor Contreras-Suarez is listed as the vice president of H&S Drywall, and is in the United States illegally. Contreras-Suarez is currently in the Okaloosa County Jail on related felony charges and is under a detainer by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He and two of his employees, also currently under ICE detainers, were arrested by the Sheriff’s Office on Dec 15, 2010 for their part in the fraud.
During the time Mrs. Contreras was president of H&S Drywall, she was also the Assistant City Clerk of Edgewood, Florida near Orlando. The investigation revealed she had contract payment checks sent to both her home and the Edgewood City Hall.
The investigation revealed that Mrs. Contreras signed an affidavit of compliance with provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act when she applied for the subcontract, and later prepared, certified, and submitted weekly payroll records to obtain payments from May thru December 2010. These payroll documents contained false Social Security Numbers. The warrant alleges that Mrs. Contreras knowingly submitted the false information.
With several months of payroll records still to be examined, investigators have so far found over 110 names that used falsified identifying information on H&S Drywall records “certified” by Sheyenne Contreras.
Ms. Contreras posted a $10,000 bond and has been released pending a court appearance.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, US Air Force Office of Special Investigations, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Edgewood Police Department coordinated activities during the ongoing investigation.
Additional arrests or warrants are expected as new evidence is uncovered during the investigation.
Of FL interest Ping
I’m sure she was given the contract because she is minority woman business owner. (Hispanic surname).
Give them both the max.
Ping!
Fines and prison time? It’s what a lot of folks are asking for...
Will they use the old we just made up the numbers and no one was harm defense ?
Wonder how much of that wound up in certain politicians “campaign coffers”?
Ditto.
I think you hit the nail on the head there. That may not be accurate, but it sure sounds like a duck, walks like a duck, and looks like a duck. Quack!
I’m not the kind of person that is pleased to see other people get in trouble. Sadly, some people do things that land them in trouble, and this woman certainly did.
Frankly, I think it’s amazing to see even one case actually pursued on this matter. There are countless others out there. It’s one of the things Ronald Reagan signed into law, to end illegal immigration.
If this one law had been enforced for the last 22 years, our nation would be vastly better off. We don’t have the slightest idea how devastating illegal immigration has been.
It has destroyed U. S. Citizen’s ability to earn an income. It has negatively impacted communities across our nation. It has devastated our education system. It has contributed heavily to the crippling of our health care systems. It has made a mockery of our system of fair-play and justice. It has revealed our U. S. Constitution to be little more than a piece of paper that is not only not adhered to, but rejected and ridiculed by both parties. And yes, I don’t give a damn what the RP players say. They still push for full amnesty or not an amnesty amnesty.
I have said it a number of times. I am glad Ronald Reagan didn’t realize what we did with his legacy. I am ashamed of what has come to pass.
Every Republican show be.
I think you hit the nail on the head there. That may not be accurate, but it sure sounds like a duck, walks like a duck, and looks like a duck. Quack!
I’m not the kind of person that is pleased to see other people get in trouble. Sadly, some people do things that land them in trouble, and this woman certainly did.
Frankly, I think it’s amazing to see even one case actually pursued on this matter. There are countless others out there. It’s one of the things Ronald Reagan signed into law, to end illegal immigration.
If this one law had been enforced for the last 22 years, our nation would be vastly better off. We don’t have the slightest idea how devastating illegal immigration has been.
It has destroyed U. S. Citizen’s ability to earn an income. It has negatively impacted communities across our nation. It has devastated our education system. It has contributed heavily to the crippling of our health care systems. It has made a mockery of our system of fair-play and justice. It has revealed our U. S. Constitution to be little more than a piece of paper that is not only not adhered to, but rejected and ridiculed by both parties. And yes, I don’t give a damn what the RP players say. They still push for full amnesty or not an amnesty amnesty.
I have said it a number of times. I am glad Ronald Reagan didn’t realize what we did with his legacy. I am ashamed of what has come to pass.
Every Republican should be. Hell, every citizen should be!
Now is this about nonexistent “ghost workers” or about illegales doing work while going under the fake IDs, or some of each?
I’m thinking it might be some of each, but it’s unclear. Apparently the husband’s brother is in the hole with the husband, and of course he’s here illegally also.
I actually know the wife through the City of Edgewood. I have my doubts any money went anywhere but in their own pockets.
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