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| Wednesday, Apr 30 2008 8:54 PM
Last Updated: Wednesday, Apr 30 2008 8:54 PM
A Russian woman who was found guilty of marriage fraud for paying a man to get a green card has been sentenced to four months in prison.
The U.S. Attorney's office says Yuliya Mikhailovna Kalinina, who was also found guilty of one charge of aiding and abetting, was ordered Wednesday to serve four months home detention and begin her prison sentence on May 19.
Kalinina, who faced up to five years in federal prison, could be deported after she is released because she is a convicted felon.
Benjamin Adams, the man who responded to Kalinina's online ad offering prospective husbands up to $15,000 to marry her, was sentenced April 7 to two months in prison for marriage fraud and making a false statement.
Kalinina testified during her trial that she didn't know "green card marriages" were illegal.
