ReleaseU.S. Department of Justice
11 Defendants Charged in Dismantling of Decade-Long Nationwide Marriage Fraud Scheme
U.S. Department of Justice published "11 Defendants Charged in Dismantling of Decade-Long Nationwide Marriage Fraud Scheme" at 2026-08-12 12:00 UTC. First seen on Kresmion 2026-08-12 18:34 UTC, 6 h after publication.
The record
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of Justice
- Source
- U.S. Department of Justice
- Kind
- Release
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Topics
- Enforcement
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- Published (source time)
- 2026-08-12 12:00 UTC
- First seen on Kresmion
- 2026-08-12 18:34 UTC, 6 h after publication
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The publisher's summary
A two-count indictment was unsealed today charging 11 individuals with conspiring, over the course of more than a decade, to orchestrate more than 1,000 sham marriages to fraudulently obtain immigration status for foreign nationals, primarily citizens of the People’s Republic of China. Some individuals paid up to $100,000 per sham marriage, according to the indictment.
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