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FILE - In this July 14, 2006, file photo, Elias Bermudez, lower right, kneels before then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio at a protest over the lawman's immigration crackdowns. Bermudez, who led the pro-immigrant group Immigrants Without Borders, is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, in Phoenix for a felony conviction stemming from his tax preparation business. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

The Latest: Immigrant advocate in Arizona gets 18-month term

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FILE - In this July 14, 2006, file photo, Elias Bermudez, lower right, kneels before then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio at a protest over the lawman's immigration crackdowns. Bermudez, who led the pro-immigrant group Immigrants Without Borders, is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, in Phoenix for a felony conviction stemming from his tax preparation business. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Immigrant advocate gets 18-month sentence in tax fraud case

By JACQUES BILLEAUD - Associated Press

Feb. 20 sentencing set for longtime advocate for immigrants

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FILE - In this July 14, 2006, file photo, Elias Bermudez kneels before then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio at a protest over the lawman's immigration crackdowns in Phoenix. Bermudez, an advocate for immigrants in Arizona who also operated a tax preparation business has pleaded guilty to a federal charge after acknowledging he falsely added dependents to his clients' tax returns to maximize refundable credits. Bermudez pleaded guilty Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, to a charge of assisting in the preparation of false tax returns. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Immigration advocate in Arizona pleads guilty to tax charge

By JACQUES BILLEAUD - Associated Press

FILE _ In this July 14, 2006, file photo, Elias Bermudez kneels before then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio at a protest over the lawman's immigration crackdowns. Bermudez, who led the pro-immigrant group Immigrants Without Borders, lost a bid Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, to move his Sept. 5 trial on federal tax charges out of Phoenix. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. (AP Photo/Matt York,File)

Immigration advocate loses bid to move trial out of Phoenix

By JACQUES BILLEAUD - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 14, 2006, file photo, Elias Bermudez kneels before then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio at a protest over the lawman's immigration crackdowns in Phoenix. Bermudez, who led the pro-immigrant group Immigrants Without Borders, is asking a judge to move his Sept. 5. 2018 trial on tax charges out of Arizona, citing publicity about the charges and his past advocacy efforts. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Immigrant advocate wants to move his trial out of Arizona

By JACQUES BILLEAUD - Associated Press