DAILY VOICE - GREEN CARD MARRIAGE RING: OSSINING WOMAN CHARGED IN 1,000+ SHAM WEDDING SCHEME

Back in 2020 or so, local social media was rife with rumors about this; most commentary was dismissed as conspiracy (or worse) and conversation was essentially driven underground. This, however, popped up at the DAILY VOICE today:



Eleven New Yorkers have been charged in an alleged international immigration fraud scheme that arranged more than 1,000 sham marriages and collected tens of millions of dollars, federal prosecutors said.

The defendants were arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 12, after a two-count federal indictment was unsealed, according to the US Department of Justice. The network operated for more than a decade and arranged sham marriages between foreign nationals, primarily citizens of China, and US citizens to fraudulently obtain immigration status, prosecutors allege. Those indicted include---read more at Green Card Marriage Ring: Ossining Woman Charged In 1,000+ Sham Wedding Scheme, Feds Say - NewsBreak