The latest scam targeting area Hispanics has prompted officials with Prince William County’s Alcohol Safety Action Program (ASAP) to audit several hundred files after a case manager was indicted recently on charges of soliciting bribes from clients in exchange for favorable reviews. Virginia

“The case is the latest in a series of crimes against a community that authorities say often is the target of money-bilking schemes — such as hiring day laborers who are never paid, or the activities of a mysterious woman who persuades people to let her “cleanse” their cash.

In this case, involving the Alcohol Safety Action Program, Daniel Vasquez worked with many of the Hispanic clients in the Bull Run program since 2003. The clients had all been convicted of drunken driving or drug offenses, and the Spanish-speaking Vasquez worked basically as their probation officer. But instead of giving them guidance, Vasquez took hundreds of dollars in exchange for the promise of a favorable review to the court, Prince William Commonwealth’s Attorney Paul B. Ebert (D) said.”

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