Attorney Sentenced in Immigrant Smuggling
From Times Staff Reports
A Tarzana criminal defense attorney was sentenced Monday to 30 months in federal prison as part of a criminal investigation into the illegal smuggling of Ukrainian nationals into the United States.
Alex Van Kovn pleaded guilty to witness tampering, harboring an undocumented alien and making false statements, said his attorney, Alex R. Kessel of Encino.
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