Some paid upwards of $70,000 apiece to a facilitator who provided the newly-introduced couple with wedding and even a photo album.
An operation of phony marriages out of Texas to secure U.S. Green Cards for Vietnamese women was busted this week, according to federal prosecutors. The Houston Chronicle reported almost 100 people will face federal charges in a fake marriage scam where the money was real, and the love was fake.
A year-long sting by authorities led officials to a 53-year-old named Ashley Yen Nguyen, also known as Duyen. Reports uncovered instances where couples met only a few moments before their marriage, and some of the so-called marriages came with photo album souvenirs of the special day. Paperwork also had to be involved, and this is where prosecutors say at least one person like Trang Le Nguyen, a 45-year-old attorney from nearby Pearland who went by the alias Nguyen Le Thien Trang, allegedly helped pushed paper and advise witnesses to hide after speaking with law enforcement during the year-long investigation.
“By working together with our partners from various federal law enforcement agencies we have sent a resounding message that we are united in our effort to disrupt and dismantle criminal organizations that seek to circumvent U.S. law by fraudulent means,” Dawson said.
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