Company that aids immigrants in federal detention ordered to pay over $811m in lawsuit over deceptive and abusive tactics
BYPHILIP MARCELO AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
April 3, 2024 at 4:45 AM EDT
A company that provides services for immigrants in federal detention was ordered Tuesday to pay more than $811 million in restitution and penalties in a lawsuit alleging it used deceptive and abusive tactics.
Nexus Services must pay roughly $231 million in restitution as well as penalties of $13.8 million to New York, $7.1 million to Virginia and $3.4 million to Massachusetts, according to a judgement filed in federal court for the Western District of Virginia in Harrisonburg. The Virginia-based company, its subsidiary Libre by Nexus and its three executives must also each pay more than $111 million in civil penalties.
“This judgment is a victory for thousands of immigrant families who lost their life savings and were targeted and preyed on by Libre,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement. “Libre exploited vulnerable immigrants and their families to pad its pockets, and that is illegal and unconscionable.”
https://fortune.com/2024/04/03/nexus-services-immigrants-federal-detention-ordered-pay-811m-lawsuit-deceptive-abusive-tactics/
