marriage scam

[srok1 0]

This happens all the time though, I come from a Cambodian family so I always hear of people doing it for money, then they get the green card and divorce. But its all mutual. They must've hated her or she just really messed up with the whole "commercial marriage scam" thing going on.

[jamall 1]

thank you guys

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Let's not forget that Varee Bradford is not the only criminal here. In each of these cases, there was an American citizen who accepted money in return for fraudulently filing papers to bring a Thai national to the US as part of a sham marriage. They may have some level of defense because Ms. Bradford was their employer, so they can claim she put pressure on them, but they still accepted the money.

I've lived in California for nearly 30 years, and in that time I've been approached 3 times and offered in excess of $10K to marry a foreigner (Mexican girls on two occasions, and a Salvadoran girl on another). At the time these offers were made, my annual earnings were between 2 and 3 times that amount. My income was adequate to cover my expenses, and well above the poverty line, but I can tell you that $10K is a LOT of money when your annual income is that low. I said "no", but I can guarantee there are a lot of US citizens who would say "yes".

Yes I agree with you spicily with this economy some people need cash??

But for her she’s making big business from this and she’s wealthy .

I agree, what about the ones that accepted the cash from her..they are more at fault.....for accepting it. If they felt the pressure they could have found new jobs at other restaurants....Obviously it agreed with them too to take a lousy $10k, definately not worth going t hrough all this paperwork and to get involved with the government knowing it is fraud, not worth having on my record. But I am sure the ones that accepted the money will not get into any trouble..

Economy is no excuse to break the law or do things for money...........

I wouldn't say they are "more at fault". They are equally guilty.

I'm not saying they were pressured into doing it. In fact, I kind of doubt that was the case. I'm only saying they could claim they were pressured, and it might be considered a mitigating factor in determining how to sentence them.

As far as the trouble of going through the paperwork, I'm sure they didn't have to do any of that. I would guess all they had to do was provide their autograph on the forms, as well as some legal documents like birth certificates, etc. Everything else would have been done for them. Most of these marriage scams don't require anything from the US citizen except that they are eligible to sponsor a foreign spouse.

[jamall 1]

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Good morning every one

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[daboyz 36]

I lived with my wife in Thailand for a year on 30 day tourist visas. There was a military coup and the army decided that foreigners could only get 3 30 tourist visas in a row, and then they had to leave. So we decided to get married and continue to live together in Bangkok. I was given a 1 year multi entry visa for Thailand. Just kind of thinking out loud. Not sure if there is something wrong with that. We love each other, and she is here with me now on IR-1 visa. I'm not sure if we would've gotten married if it was not for the rule change. Looking back, I'm glad we did because everything worked out well in the end.