Feds bust one of largest alleged marriage fraud schemes in US history involving 1,000-plus Chinese sham unions
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Wed, 12 August 2026
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Feds bust one of the largest marriage fraud schemes in US history involving 1,000+ Chinese sham unionsFederal charges target 11 defendants in a marriage fraud network that arranged over 1,000 sham unions for Chinese nationals seeking green cards.
- The Hill19:45first to report
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced charges Wednesday against 11 people for their alleged involvement in a decadelong "multimillion-dollar marriage fraud scheme" that federal prosecutors said secured Chinese nationals permanent U.S. resident status. In an indictment filed in the Southern District of New York, federal prosecutors alleged that these people participated in an “extensive” plot...
- Anadolu Agency (AA)21:22
Federal authorities charge 11 suspects for orchestrating more than 1,000 sham marriages mainly for Chinese nationals
- PBS NewsHour22:11
The Department of Justice has charged nearly a dozen people with participating in a multimillion-dollar scheme to help hundreds of Chinese nationals fraudulently obtain green cards through sham marriages to U.S. citizens, officials said Wednesday.
- South China Morning Post22:59
US prosecutors have charged 11 people over an alleged decade-long network that arranged more than 1,000 sham marriages, primarily for Chinese nationals seeking green cards, including matches with at least 14 active-duty American soldiers. About 11 of the soldiers, who were stationed at a US Army base in Kentucky, were paired with Chinese citizens between May 2023 and August 2025, according to a 21-page indictment unsealed on Wednesday in federal court in New York. The indictment did not...
Thu, 13 August 2026
1 report- news12.com02:30
Some foreign nationals paid as much as $100,000 to participate in the scheme, while U.S. citizens were allegedly paid up to $30,000 to enter into sham marriages.
Fri, 14 August 2026
1 report- Channel News Asia05:24
United States officials believe more than 1,000 sham marriages were arranged over a decade, mainly for Chinese nationals seeking green cards. They included matches with at least 14 active members of the United States Army.