How is it that China's father and daughter were sentenced for helping China people get a fake marriage and get a green card?

A Chinese-American father and daughter in California are suspected of finding an American spouse for a China citizen to obtain an immigrant visa. The female defendant was sentenced to six months, and the male defendant will be sentenced later.

Jason Shiao, a 66-year-old Chinese man, and his 44-year-old daughter Lin Liang helped arrange fake marriages between American citizens and China citizens with tourist visas at a price of $50,000 each, and handled more than 70 immigration applications in nine years, involving a total amount of $3.5 million.

On September 9th, 20 15, the Federal Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested the father and daughter and charged them with marriage fraud and visa fraud. Xiao's father and daughter refused to plead guilty at the beginning of October1May, but under the evidence of the prosecution, Xiao pleaded guilty on October 20 171October 23, and Liang pleaded guilty on September 20 16.

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau mentioned that since June 65438+10, 2006, Justice and Union Company in Pasadena, California, operated by Xiao Zhengyi and Lin Liang, has handled more than 70 immigration application cases. The company advertised in Chinese newspapers in California, demanding that fake marriages be arranged for China citizens who enter the United States with tourist visas at a cost of 50,000 yuan per person, and for guests who have American citizens or even vagrants.

By forging wedding photos, arranging honeymoon trips, helping them to establish bank accounts and other documents that can support their marriage relationship, it is required to remember each other's personal information so that customers can interview through immigration officials. Some of these couples succeeded in getting a green card, while others were rejected.

Einoder, an ICE police officer, said that all American citizens who were found to be matched were introduced by acquaintances, and they usually paid $654.38+$00000 to Americans who got married under false pretences. However, most of the more than 20 American citizens questioned by ICE said that they had not received the promised remuneration. An American gay man was promised RMB 6.5438+0.8 million, but his gay identity was discovered by immigration officials.

In addition to imprisonment, Lin Liang was fined $4,000 and supervised for three years. Xiao Zhengyi will be sentenced on the 24th of this month.