A federal court in Boston (Massachusetts) found a resident of Los Angeles (California) guilty of organizing a large-scale marriage fraud agency. This agency organized hundreds of sham marriages, concluded with the main goal of circumventing immigration laws. This is stated on the website of the US Department of Justice. 42 year old...
Many foreigners living in the US marry people from their own country. But quite a few foreigners want to marry US citizens. Therefore, the United States has a fairly high level of immigration in connection with marriages. The US Immigration Service advises those who create ...
A 55-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to at least 40 sham marriages in order to obtain permanent resident status. For such services, foreigners were charged an amount of up to $ 70 thousand. This is stated in a message on the page of the US Department of Justice. Chapter ...
Eleven suspects are accused of marriage fraud involving immigrants and US soldiers, writes Fox News. The charge includes 29 counts, including marriage fraud, transporting and harboring foreigners, visa fraud, misappropriation of US property, false statements in immigration matters ...
Marlelyn Godshall from Wilmington, North Carolina, pleaded guilty to immigration fraud involving her daughter and a Georgian citizen. This is stated in a statement on the website of the US Citizenship and Immigration Service. US Homeland Security has initiated an investigation into ...
On August 19, 35-year-old Jodian Stevenson, also known as Jodian Gordon, from Bridgeport, Connecticut, pleaded guilty to organizing several dozen fictitious marriages with foreigners, which were concluded with the aim of legalizing and obtaining immigration benefits in the United States. As reported on the official ...
Four US citizens and one Jamaican citizen are accused of entering into fictitious marriages in order to obtain financial or immigration gain. They all confessed their guilt. United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John Durham announced that five people have pleaded guilty to ...
On May 13, in Texas, federal authorities arrested a group of nearly 100 Americans who charged $ 70 from foreigners, offering a fake marriage and even a fake wedding album in return. The newly minted husband or wife was entitled to legal immigration status ...
In Florida, an immigrant confessed to being involved in visa fraud and conspiring to launder money. His American accomplice received 24 months in prison for sham marriages and visa fraud. Between February 2017 and August ...
Yana Potapova, a 29-year-old Russian citizen who lives in Schenectady, New York, received 2 years of probation for conspiracy to commit marriage fraud. In addition to a suspended sentence, senior federal judge Thomas McAvoy sentenced the defendant to 50 hours of community service, Slavic Sacramento reported. According to the investigation, ...