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COBB
COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE PRESS RELEASE |
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On Thursday, September 2, 2010 Sheriff’s Investigators arrested two
employees who have performed work on the new Courthouse. Marina Escalante and Jose Antonio Chavarria have been charged with False Statements/Writing;
Conceal Fact, Forgery and Identify Theft.
Both individuals were employed through a temporary service to provide
clean-up services on the site. To date, ten individuals have been arrested
for pre-existing outstanding criminal charges or, as in this case, for using
fraudulent identification documents. According to Sheriff's
Office incident reports, Ms. Escalante, 37 years of age from Sheriff Warren extended his
appreciation to Turner Construction Company for their cooperation both in the
investigation of these cases and their actions to help insure that those
working on the construction project were doing so in compliance with the
law. According to Sheriff Warren, It
was discovered during the criminal background check that Escalante and Chavarria were using fraudulent identification documents
that gave them access to the courthouse construction site. “In reviewing all of the arrests that
resulted from this screening process, it is incredible to me that these
individuals are so bold as to believe that they can violate the law and not face
the consequences”, said Warren. Ms. Escalanate
and Mr. Chavarria are currently in custody at the
Cobb County Jail with no bond. Once
their criminal charges have been completed in Cobb County, they will be
released into the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. # # # |
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RELEASE
DATE September 3, 2010 For further
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