US (CMC) — United States law enforcement authorities have indicted a woman who allegedly promised green cards and work permits to undocumented Caribbean immigrants.An American woman has been indicted for defrauding illegal Guyanese and other Caribbean nationals.They said Nickya Wittington, also known as Nicky John, 27, has been charged with stealing US$12,850 from the immigrants.The Brooklyn native was charged after she falsely promised to help an undercover detective obtain the same documents.“This defendant is accused of preying on some of the most vulnerable members of our society,” said Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson, adding that the Immigrant Fraud Unit is prosecuting this case so as “to stop such opportunists from targeting undocumented individuals”.US Immigration and Customs Enforcement New York special agent, James T. Hayes, said: “This defendant’s alleged actions served not only to victimise immigrants attempting to comply with federal laws, they also threatened to undermine confidence in the federal government.”Thompson said Wittington has been arraigned by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun on an indictment in which she is charged with first-degree scheme to defraud, third-degree grand larceny,jerseys cheap nfl, third-degree attempted grand larceny,Cheap Jerseys China, fourth-degree grand larceny and petty larceny.She was ordered held on US$5,Wholesale Jerseys,000 bail and to return to court on February 4, 2015. If convicted of the top count, she faces up to seven years in prison.According to the indictment,NFL Jerseys Cheap, from June 10, 2014 to December 9,Jerseys Wholesale, 2014, Wittington falsely claimed she could obtain green cards and work permits for the alleged victims in exchange for about US$7,000 to US$10,000, and allegedly took down payments ranging from US$1,000 to US$6,000 cash to get the process started.The victims,NFL Jerseys China, who were originally from Guyana, Jamaica, Ghana and Liberia, met the defendant through mutual acquaintances, Thompson said.The defendant was charged after allegedly taking US$3,250 from an undercover detective posing as an undocumented immigrant in exchange for a green card.