DOJ Busts Massive $100K-a-Head Marriage Fraud Green Card Ring

DOJ Busts Massive $100K-a-Head Marriage Fraud Ring Arranging Over 1,000 Fake Green Card Unions

The US Department of Justice has charged 11 people over an alleged decade-long marriage fraud operation that prosecutors say arranged more than 1,000 sham marriages, primarily involving Chinese nationals, to help foreign nationals obtain US green cards.

The alleged network operated from at least 2016 through July 2026, with its operations centred in New York and marriages arranged across the US and overseas, including China. Prosecutors said foreign nationals paid facilitators as much as $100,000 (£73,900) per sham marriage, while participating US citizens could receive up to $30,000 (£22,200).

The defendants have been charged and are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt..

The $100,000 (£73,900) Green Card Deal

According to the indictment, the alleged operation functioned as a large-scale network, with facilitators finding foreign clients, recruiters locating US citizens willing to participate and others helping couples create the appearance of genuine marriages.

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