Saturday, April 24, 2010
Marriage Scam Revealed
KENTUCKY...
A federal grand jury has indicted 23 people in what prosecutors called a conspiracy to set up sham marriages in exchange for cash, free vacations to Cambodia and sex, according to documents unsealed Tuesday. The 10-count indictment, unsealed in U.S. District Court in Louisville, alleges a series of efforts to marry U.S. citizens to Cambodians, with the goal of obtaining citizenship for the foreign nationals.
The indictment spells out a scheme starting in January 2000 and lasting through April 2010 in which 12 U.S. citizens were recruited to marry Cambodians, allowing the foreign nationals to obtain visas to enter the United States and gain citizenship or permanent legal status. In exchange for marrying the Cambodians, the U.S. citizens were paid $500 to $1,000, according to the indictment. At least one person received sex with two young Cambodian girls, while others were given discounted service at nail salons in Kentucky and southern Indiana, the indictment states. All 23 people are charged with conspiracy, while others face charges of marriage fraud and misuse of visas.
A federal grand jury has indicted 23 people in what prosecutors called a conspiracy to set up sham marriages in exchange for cash, free vacations to Cambodia and sex, according to documents unsealed Tuesday. The 10-count indictment, unsealed in U.S. District Court in Louisville, alleges a series of efforts to marry U.S. citizens to Cambodians, with the goal of obtaining citizenship for the foreign nationals.
The indictment spells out a scheme starting in January 2000 and lasting through April 2010 in which 12 U.S. citizens were recruited to marry Cambodians, allowing the foreign nationals to obtain visas to enter the United States and gain citizenship or permanent legal status. In exchange for marrying the Cambodians, the U.S. citizens were paid $500 to $1,000, according to the indictment. At least one person received sex with two young Cambodian girls, while others were given discounted service at nail salons in Kentucky and southern Indiana, the indictment states. All 23 people are charged with conspiracy, while others face charges of marriage fraud and misuse of visas.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 5:58 AM 
