This is something I never wanted to do. I did it more for the family, to help Mom financially. I did it for the right reasons.

I saw what it did to my father. Being self-employed is sometimes like walking on a treadmill.

There are elements of family all through our unit, so if something happens to one person, we all help out,

Ortiz said. ''Vladi says he doesn't remember it, but that his family always talked about the help they received from the US.

Sometimes the bread winner of a family is the offender in a case, and we have to find help for the people who formerly depended on them.

Judy worked for me for years and years and I want to help the family any way I can.