Monica Zota/Liberia/Fraud

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Monica Zota, a criminal illegal alien from Liberia, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on charges of fraud.

Fraud involves deliberate deception carried out for financial or personal gain and is a criminal offense under North Dakota law. Depending on the method and amount involved, fraud can be charged as a misdemeanor or felony, with felony fraud carrying significant prison time. Criminal illegal aliens convicted of fraud offenses are subject to both state criminal penalties and federal removal proceedings.

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers apprehended Zota in Grand Forks. She currently remains in federal immigration custody and faces removal proceedings before a Department of Justice immigration judge, with potential deportation back to Liberia.