Jury rejects marriage tale told by former Brockton cop
There was the photo of the blonde-haired bride and her husband, just minutes after the wedding, standing next to the general manager of the Brockton Fair, her racetrack owner father and the bride's friend....read more
Colombian national found guilty of marriage fraud
A 34-year-old Colombian woman was found guilty June 2 in District Court of marriage fraud related charges following a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigation....read more
May 2010
3 detainees gained path by marriage
At first, the Colorado woman agreed to marry him. Then she changed her mind. So Aftab Ali Khan, her would-be husband from Pakistan, swiftly married someone else....read more
ND Man Charged With Fraud After Fairy Tale Wedding
Jeffrey Goble and Alma Numic were married nearly two years ago, exchanging vows during a ceremony at Fairy Tale Weddings in North Dakota. But federal authorities said it was just that: a fairy tale....read more
NIGERIAN CONVICTED OF MARRIAGE FRAUD
Ibraheem Adeneye, a naturalized United States citizen originally from Nigeria, has been found guilty of charges of conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, naturalization fraud, making a false statement to a federal agency and marriage fraud, United States Attorney Jose Angel Moreno announced today....read more
17 indicted in Navy marriage fraud case
A federal grand jury in Norfolk has indicted 17 individuals on charges connected with, what officials say, was a broad conspiracy scheme to recruit U.S. Navy personnel to engage in fraudulent marriages to Russian foreign nationals....read more
The Jihadis' marriage-fraud scam
America's homeland-security amnesia never ceases to amaze. In the aftermath of the botched Times Square terror attack, Pakistani-born bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad's US citizenship status caused a bit of shock and awe....read more
Former Virginia Beach police officer sentenced for marriage fraud conspiracy
Former Virginia Beach Police officer Andrey Savelyev, age 41, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for conspiring to commit marriage fraud and lying to the FBI....read more
April 2010
Court: Fraudulently Married Alien May Not Adjust Status
A Palestinian immigrant who entered into a fraudulent marriage with a U.S. citizen could not obtain legal permanent resident status after his divorce and marriage to a new spouse, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled....read more
Actress' Sham Marriage Exposed by Jilted Boyfriend, Feds Say
A Mexican actress who has appeared in numerous feature films and soap operas has been arrested for fraud for entering into a sham marriage, according to the U.S. Attorney's office in Los Angeles....read more
23 indicted in marriage fraud plot in Ky.
A federal grand jury has indicted 23 people in what prosecutors called a conspiracy to set up sham weddings in exchange for cash, free vacations to Cambodia and sex, according to documents unsealed Tuesday....read more
March 2010
9 plead guilty in marriage fraud scheme
Nine individuals who were arrested last December as part of Columbus-based marriage fraud scheme pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court. Two are awaiting trial....read more
Vows for visas
An alleged fraud marriage scheme has chugged along in Worcester for years, slowed - but not stopped - by a federal investigation and the lingering suspicion of City Clerk David J. Rushford....read more
Three sentenced in Fort Bragg marriage scam
Three of six people accused in a marriage scam that involved Fort Bragg soldiers and Eurasian immigrants have been sentenced in federal court....read more
February 2010
Domestic Imports: Love in the time of visa fraud, mail-order marriages and deportation
Citizenship marriage fraud actually is a problem. It can be difficult to prove that a marriage is "bona fide," and not fraudulent. And sometimes these sham...read more
January 2010
National security breeches plague U.S. ports of entry
"Now, if the terrorist is going to be a 'sleeper,' one who stays hidden for some time and then resurfaces when he needs to complete his assignment, I'd go the green card route and I'd allege that my U.S. citizen spouse abused me so I could get out of the marriage quickly and still get my green card," Sampson explains....read more
After marriage fraud, soldier will serve in Afghanistan, not in prison
A former Fort Bragg soldier who married a Russian woman in order to get her into the United States and claim higher benefits for himself was sentenced to probation Monday for the fraud....read more
Local sailors accused of conspiracy, marriage fraud and false claims
US Legislators Examine Violence Against Women Act
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