Obama finally found a group of Illegals he is willing to go after.

[Danno 1,228]

50 indicted as part of national marriage fraud scheme

Individuals entered into sham marriages to gain citizenship

http://www.ice.gov/pi/nr/0908/090811cincinatti.htm

CINCINNATI - Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today began locating and arresting 50 people named in 27 federal indictments charging them with participating in a Cincinnati-based scheme to arrange sham marriages in order to evade U.S. immigration laws. Those indicted include 23 people who are in the United States illegally and 27 U.S. citizens they married.

33 individuals were subsequently taken into federal custody.

Gregory G. Lockhart, U. S. attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and Brian Moskowitz, special agent in charge of ICE's Office of Investigations in Detroit, announced the arrests and indictments today.

A federal grand jury returned the indictments on August 5. The indictments were unsealed today. All 50 are charged with marriage fraud. Forty-nine are also charged with making false written statements and 39 are charged with making false representations. Each of the crimes is punishable by up to five years imprisonment, a fine of up to $250,000 and three years of supervised release. Those who are in the country illegally also face deportation.

"Marriage fraud poses a major vulnerability that must not go unchallenged," ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton said. "The significant number of indictments today as well the previous convictions that have been handed down as a result of Operation Honeymoon's Over should send the unambiguous message that ICE will not tolerate the exploitation of our country's immigration system. Whether you are marrying one person under false pretenses or various people, or facilitating the fraud, know this - you will be found, arrested and held accountable for your actions."

"The investigation has unraveled a scheme to arrange marriages between Eastern European aliens and U.S. citizens," Lockhart said. "The Eastern Europeans paid a fee to the U.S. citizens and the leaders of the conspiracy to arrange the marriage. They created false documents indicating that the marriages were legal and presented the false documents to immigration officials."

These arrests are part of an ongoing investigation dubbed Operation Honeymoon's Over. Ten of the individuals were indicted in May 2009 on charges of conspiracy to commit marriage fraud. Of those, eight Cincinnati-area residents have already pleaded guilty to arranging multiple sham marriages in order to help resident aliens obtain permanent legal residence status. They are awaiting sentencing.

The two others indicted in May remain at large. To date, this investigation has led to 13 convictions.

Conspiracy to commit marriage fraud is punishable by up to five years imprisonment and a fine of up to $250,000 and three years of supervised release.

Last year, ICE made 238 criminal arrests related to marriage fraud schemes and was successful in handing out convictions for 198 of those individuals. ICE also seized nearly $430,000 in assets related to these cases.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Meanwhile a thousand or more cross the Mexican border every day.

[Danno 1,228]

If Obamer got two terms that would be a minimum of 8 more years of the unstoppable, Northern Migration.

[mawilson 2,133]

I don't see what this has to do with Obama.

The ICE deportation raids started when the Bush Administration began a policy of aggressive enforcement

action after Congress had failed to pass an immigration overhaul in 2007.

Janet Napolitano continues the same harsh policy as Bush on immigration enforcement

[Heracles 417]

Meanwhile a thousand or more cross the Mexican border every day.

bwha bwha bwha

[HAL 9000 96]

And the US lost to Mexico 2 -1 today. Tough luck.

[almaty 19]

And the US lost to Mexico 2 -1 today. Tough luck.

ouch..maybe, we need to take advantage of our southern friends here and put them on our futbol team

[Staashi 371]

Illegal immigration is illegal - no matter if you're brown or white!

[Danno 1,228]

Illegal immigration is illegal - no matter if you're brown or white!

Absolutely!!

.... I guess the main difference here is which group is A. actively sought B. which are being deported.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I don't see what this has to do with Obama.

You either, eh?

[almaty 19]

i assume th obama reference could be racial..as most eastern europenas are white..and hispanics..brown..of course that is pure guess and i doubt danno meant it that way

[Ban Hammer 14,619]

I don't see what this has to do with Obama.

The ICE deportation raids started when the Bush Administration began a policy of aggressive enforcement

action after Congress had failed to pass an immigration overhaul in 2007.

Janet Napolitano continues the same harsh policy as Bush on immigration enforcement

i sure hope obama can do something about that once he takes office.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

i assume th obama reference could be racial..as most eastern europenas are white..and hispanics..brown..of course that is pure guess and i doubt danno meant it that way

Half the time I don't think Danno knows what he means.

[scandal 951]

I don't see what this has to do with Obama.

The ICE deportation raids started when the Bush Administration began a policy of aggressive enforcement

action after Congress had failed to pass an immigration overhaul in 2007.

Janet Napolitano continues the same harsh policy as Bush on immigration enforcement

i sure hope obama can do something about that once he takes office.

Why do you hate offices?

[Ban Hammer 14,619]

I don't see what this has to do with Obama.

The ICE deportation raids started when the Bush Administration began a policy of aggressive enforcement

action after Congress had failed to pass an immigration overhaul in 2007.

Janet Napolitano continues the same harsh policy as Bush on immigration enforcement

i sure hope obama can do something about that once he takes office.

Why do you hate offices?

cause i have to work in one!