It's not illegal to charge illegals $500 to file free asylum papers for them. That is exactly what immigration attorneys do, but they charge a lot more than $500.
The residency document is the only questionable part, but the lawyer for this guy would just argue that because he confiscated the document it shows that it may not be malicious intent on his part and a fault or carelessness with other parts of the organization.
It's not illegal to charge illegals $500 to file free asylum papers for them. That is exactly what immigration attorneys do, but they charge a lot more than $500.
The residency document is the only questionable part, but the lawyer for this guy would just argue that because he confiscated the document it shows that it may not be malicious intent on his part and a fault or carelessness with other parts of the organization.
If you stamp it you own it along with the forth coming charges.