Dojannounces Bust of Decade-Long Marriage Fraud Schem
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Marriage fraud convicts face up to 5 years prison per count.
Under 8 U.S.C. § 1325(c), both the U.S. citizen and the foreign spouse can be federally charged. The foreign national also faces deportation — meaning criminal sentences stack on top of lost immigration status.
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HSI runs 24+ Document & Benefit Fraud Task Forces across the U.S.
Homeland Security Investigations established these task forces in 2006 to combat identity, document, and immigration benefit fraud — exactly the multi-agency model credited in today's marriage fraud bust.
Congress passed a law in 1986 specifically targeting marriage fraud!
The Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986 created a 2-year conditional green card for foreign spouses — a direct response to widespread sham marriages. That law is still the backbone of today's fraud prosecutions.
Sham marriage brokers typically charge $10K–$30K per fraudulent deal.
Federal marriage fraud cases have shown U.S. citizens paid thousands to enter fake marriages. USCIS estimates immigration benefit fraud costs the U.S. billions annually — making schemes like this one a lucrative criminal enterprise.
