Eleven people, including three New Yorkers and a Florida man, have been charged in an alleged scheme that paid U.S. Navy service members to enter sham marriages with Chinese nationals.
U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida Gregory W. Kehoe announced on Feb. 4 that a three-count indictment against the group had been unsealed. Prosecutors allege the scheme was designed to help Chinese nationals obtain green cards, granting them lawful permanent resident status.
The sham marriages allegedly took place throughout the United States, including Brooklyn, New York; Las Vegas; Jacksonville, Florida; and Connecticut, according to the indictment.
Prosecutors said the defendants targeted U.S. citizens who were “members of the United States armed forces.”…
Prosecutors Break Up Alleged Marriage Fraud Scheme Involving Chinese Nationals and US Navy Sailors
