Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Indictment Unsealed In Louisville
KENTUCKY....
A 10-count indictment for 23 people was unsealed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Louisville alleging, starting in January 2000 and lasting through April 2010, 12 U.S. citizens were recruited in a scheme to marry Cambodians, allowing the foreign nationals to obtain visas to enter the United States and gain citizenship or permanent legal status. Prosecutors say sham weddings were set up in exchange for cash, free vacations to Cambodia and sex, while citizens were paid anywhere from $500 to $1,000, and, at least one person received sex with two young Cambodian girls. American citizens, some from Louisville and Georgetown, flew to Cambodia, where pictures were taken during an engagement ceremony, immigration documents were completed and forwarded to the U.S. consulate, where they were processed. Four marriages were not completed, while others resulted in divorce within a few years.
A 10-count indictment for 23 people was unsealed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Louisville alleging, starting in January 2000 and lasting through April 2010, 12 U.S. citizens were recruited in a scheme to marry Cambodians, allowing the foreign nationals to obtain visas to enter the United States and gain citizenship or permanent legal status. Prosecutors say sham weddings were set up in exchange for cash, free vacations to Cambodia and sex, while citizens were paid anywhere from $500 to $1,000, and, at least one person received sex with two young Cambodian girls. American citizens, some from Louisville and Georgetown, flew to Cambodia, where pictures were taken during an engagement ceremony, immigration documents were completed and forwarded to the U.S. consulate, where they were processed. Four marriages were not completed, while others resulted in divorce within a few years.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 9:50 PM 
