The New York Times
May 5, 2006 Friday
Mistrial Called In Federal Case Of Man Who Knew Hijackers
BYLINE: By MICHAEL BRICK and SARAH GARLAND
SECTION: Section B; Column 5; Metropolitan Desk; Pg. 1
Mistrial in Case of Man Who Knew Hijackers
After six days of angry deliberations audible through courtroom walls, the trial of a man accused of lying to a panel investigating the Sept. 11 attacks ended yesterday in a mistrial after all but one juror asked the judge to dismiss the lone holdout for acquittal.
Voice of Bronx Immigrant Group Accused of Fraud
April 7, 2007
The New York Times
May 1, 2006 Monday
Voice of Bronx Immigrant Group Is Accused of Defrauding Clients
BYLINE: By MANNY FERNANDEZ and SARAH GARLAND
SECTION: Section B; Column 1; Metropolitan Desk; Pg. 1
Voice of Bronx Immigrant Group Accused of FraudFor years, the Garifuna people came to Southern Boulevard to mourn their past. Then they started going there for another reason, not out of grief but pride. They came to see Maria Elena Maximo.
Ms. Maximo was arrested in connection with a scheme to charge illegal immigrants $500 to $2,500 each to apply for work permits and green cards for which they were not eligible. State and federal prosecutors said she submitted more than 1,300 fraudulent applications in 2004 and 2005, receiving an estimated $1 million from her customers.
City Hospitals Struggle to Keep Up with Immigrant Needs
April 7, 2007
Newsday (New York)
February 16, 2005 Wednesday
Many languages of healing;
City hospitals, both public and private, struggle to keep up with the needs of the immigrant population
BYLINE: BY SARAH GARLAND
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. A24
Scanning the hospital emergency room full of sullen faces, Abel Hernandez looked for someone who could help him.
“I was afraid to come because I don’t speak English,” Hernandez said in Spanish.
Public hospitals in the city, like Metropolitan, say they are trying to prevent patients like Hernandez from falling through the cracks. During the past year, several have implemented new programs to train interpreters and translate signs and documents into more languages.
Newsday (New York)
December 22, 2004 Wednesday
Rapid growth, uneasy feelings;
An influx of Hispanic residents to central, eastern Queens has longtime residents feeling displaced
BYLINE: BY SARAH GARLAND
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. A48
Strolling slowly behind her 1-year-old son as he toddled through piles of leaves on the sidewalk, Juana Perez basked in the silence of a northern Maspeth morning one recent day.
But as Perez revels in the tranquillity of her new home, her neighbors are complaining to one another and at community meetings about an influx of new arrivals who they feel are disturbing their peace and quiet.
