Harrison
11-30-2005, 08:48 AM
Comment: I don't know how many of you gave thanks for your US citizenship this Thanksgiving Day. Look at what some folks will do to get a piece of the American Dream! lol ;)
Feds: Marriage scam provided photos, letters
Foreigners seeking citizenship charged $60,000 for a mate, authorities say
Associated Press
Updated: 6:35 a.m. ET Nov. 30, 2005
LOS ANGELES - Federal authorities say a sophisticated marriage scam in southern California charged foreigners seeking citizenship $60,000 for a mate, and even provided fake wedding photographs, fake tax returns and love letters.
Eleven people were arrested in connection with the scam Tuesday, authorities said. Investigators believe the fraud scheme targeted Chinese and Vietnamese nationals.
“Marriage fraud is not a new phenomenon but clearly this scheme was one of the most ambitious and creative we’ve ever encountered,” said Virginia Kice, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10262204/from/RS.4/
Feds: Marriage scam provided photos, letters
Foreigners seeking citizenship charged $60,000 for a mate, authorities say
Associated Press
Updated: 6:35 a.m. ET Nov. 30, 2005
LOS ANGELES - Federal authorities say a sophisticated marriage scam in southern California charged foreigners seeking citizenship $60,000 for a mate, and even provided fake wedding photographs, fake tax returns and love letters.
Eleven people were arrested in connection with the scam Tuesday, authorities said. Investigators believe the fraud scheme targeted Chinese and Vietnamese nationals.
“Marriage fraud is not a new phenomenon but clearly this scheme was one of the most ambitious and creative we’ve ever encountered,” said Virginia Kice, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10262204/from/RS.4/