US charges 11 in sham marriage immigration scheme involving Chinese nationals

United States officials believe more than 1,000 sham marriages were arranged over a decade, mainly for Chinese nationals seeking green cards. They included matches with at least 14 active members of the United States Army.

Attorney General Todd Blanche described the scheme as "one of the largest marriage fraud prosecutions in US history" and said it showed "how far people will go to cheat our immigration system."

The U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday that 11 people have been charged with in connection in an alleged marriage fraud scheme.

US prosecutors have charged 11 people over an alleged decade-long network that arranged more than 1,000 sham marriages, primarily for Chinese nationals seeking green cards, including matches with at least 14 active-duty American soldiers. About 11 of the soldiers, who were stationed at a US Army base in Kentucky, were

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

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

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