U.S. government charges 11 people in scheme to obtain green cards through sham marriages

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged nearly a dozen people with participating in a multimillion-dollar scheme to help hundreds of Chinese nationals fraudulently obtain green cards through sham marriages to U.S. citizens, officials said Wednesday.

US government charges 11 people in scheme to obtain green cards through sham marriages

US government charges 11 people in scheme to obtain green cards through sham marriages  Toronto Star

The Department of Justice has charged nearly a dozen people with participating in a multimillion-dollar scheme to help hundreds of Chinese nationals fraudulently obtain green cards through sham marriages to U.S. citizens

The Justice Department announced charges Wednesday against 11 people accused of orchestrating a decadelong marriage fraud operation that allegedly engineered more than 1,000 sham marriages between Chinese nationals and U.S. citizens to secure fraudulent green cards. In his first press conference since he was sworn in t

Federal charges target 11 defendants in a marriage fraud network that arranged over 1,000 sham unions for Chinese nationals seeking green cards.

US charges 11 in sham marriage immigration scheme, following Trump 'birth tourism' order  Reuters

WASHINGTON, Aug 12 - The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday charged 11 people in a decade-long scheme that arranged about 1,000 sham marriages to allow mostly Chinese nationals to achieve legal immigration status in the United States, according to court documents.

Some immigrants paid thousands of dollars to take part in the scheme, which led to permanent legal status, the DOJ said.

The Justice Department unveiled criminal charges alleging 11 people participated in a scheme that involved more than 1,000 "sham marriages" between Chinese nationals and U.S. citizens.

Federal prosecutors will announce charges Wednesday against 10 defendants accused of operating a decade-long marriage fraud scheme that resulted in around 1,000 sham weddings

The Department of Justice charged 11 people in a massive immigration fraud scheme that authorities say facilitated roughly 1,000 sham marriages, mainly between Chinese nationals and American citizens seeking to help them obtain legal immigration status. Ten out of the 11 defendants in the case were arrested Wednesday m

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