FORGERY - what to do?

[darstar007 7]

There is the immediate need to submit the notice to the USCIS, also need to file and report with the local non-emergency authorities.

You are correct in that until the (ex-mother-in-law) is naturalized that you can be held responsible for her and this can be for so much more than just financial matters.

You can also be sued by your ex-mother -in-law if you fail to provided support.

You will also in my opinion need to seek legal representation.

This matter and and will be very tricky but you want to make sure that you get on top of it right away because per the USCIS once you find out you are to notify them right away.

Good Luck, and God Bless .....

Thank you so much for the well-wishes and advice.

[darstar007 7]

if your ex-mother in law has already become US citizen or she has credit of 40 qualifying quarters of work in US ( usually equals to 10 yrs of work in social security knowledge), your no more liable for her support.

Read item 11 in form I-864 (instructions for Affidavit of support)

The mother-in-law just arrived in the country and received her greencard in Oct 2014. She is nowhere close to becoming a citizen.

If it were me I would go to your local police department and go from there, the district attorney works for the tax payers in your city/county.

I would also make a infopass (I have heard various reports if they care of not) and make them take a report of your findings.

Appreciate the feedback.

Edited July 31, 2015 by darstar007

[TBoneTX 43,058]

Take the facts as you know them to an InfoPass appointment. Speak with the FDNS Officer. Don't leave the premises until this has happened.

[darstar007 7]

how long has your mother in law been here?

She just arrived in Oct 2014 and my wife left me the day she arrived and filed for divorce. She didn't even try to cover up her motives.

[darstar007 7]

Stories like these make me so sad and angry, there are so many loving caring people out there, that would give the world to be with their partner in the US, but because of people like this the Immigration process is made harder for them and sometimes made impossible.

The truth is even sadder than what I've revealed. Basically my ex wanted to get herself and her mother and sister out of Iran under ANY circumstances and decided that wasting my life and opportunity to have a child were collateral damage. Now I am 44 and divorced and need to start my life over from scratch. I am determined that she will not get away with using me this way.

Edited July 31, 2015 by darstar007

[TBoneTX 43,058]

It's crucially important that you report this fraud as a priority, per the procedure above.

[darstar007 7]

Take the facts as you know them to an InfoPass appointment. Speak with the FDNS Officer. Don't leave the premises until this has happened.

Advice noted. Thanks very much.

[arken 4,197]

I hope you have saved any sort or chat logs, sms or email conversation between you and your wife regarding the AOS form signed under your name and submitted without your knowledge. That will be crucial to prove that she in fact did the forgery otherwise it will be difficult to prove that since she might also say that you signed the form and later on you two started having misunderstandings because of petitioning for her mom and so she left you the day her mother arrived.

Gather any sort of evidences you might think will help you and definitely file a case against her in your district police station as others have said. Let USCIS know too about it through info pass and whatever medium so that you will not be responsible for them in the future.

[darstar007 7]

I hope you have saved any sort or chat logs, sms or email conversation between you and your wife regarding the AOS form signed under your name and submitted without your knowledge. That will be crucial to prove that she in fact did the forgery otherwise it will be difficult to prove that since she might also say that you signed the form and later on you two started having misunderstandings because of petitioning for her mom and so she left you the day her mother arrived.

Gather any sort of evidences you might think will help you and definitely file a case against her in your district police station as others have said. Let USCIS know too about it through info pass and whatever medium so that you will not be responsible for them in the future.

The case is complicated. But through our divorce proceedings and document discovery, my ex produced I-864 with me as household member and indicated on that doc that I had completed form I-864A which I never did. She did not provide Form I-864A and now claims the form AOS she gave me during the divorce was a rough draft and not what she submitted to USCIS. In addition to this there are several other factors including her use of a P.O. Box instead of our home address for her correspondance to USCIS to keep me in the dark. I was pursuing an annulment based on fraud, but she settled with me for much much less than she could have had given Californias community property laws. She might realize that she and her mother are on borrowed time before their crime is discover by the government and she might have wanted to cash out now.

[ExPatty 502]

No the mother has a green card. My ex left me the day her mother arrived. She only stayed with me to use me for this financial support unfortuntaley.

This is a major no-no. I hope USCIS will take this seriously, you were clearly used for immigration fraud.

[General Buhari 46]

OP, between the time you made this post and now, have you made headway on the advices given here, have you compiled your evidenced and made an infopass appointment?

[Asgardian 38]

WOW, I am so sorry to hear that! This is awful. You should definitely press charges! Do not let them get away with crime.

Also, on a separate note, you said your ex-wife is from Iran. Did you meet her while serving overseas?

[darstar007 7]

OP, between the time you made this post and now, have you made headway on the advices given here, have you compiled your evidenced and made an infopass appointment?

Yes the folks on this forum have been most helpful. Very much appreciated.

WOW, I am so sorry to hear that! This is awful. You should definitely press charges! Do not let them get away with crime.

Also, on a separate note, you said your ex-wife is from Iran. Did you meet her while serving overseas?

Thank you. I met her while vacationing in Turkey. I only mentioned Iran to emphasize her desire to flee from a country with obvious socio-economic pressures and how that made her resort to this criminal act.

[Adil & Jeanne 296]

sorry but if you all read the support agreement it says it is a legal document between you and the government. Makes you responsible for what is on it

Notify immigration and report to the police

or the mess you go through may be more than your divorce

[Anh map 2,098]

This video has some info regarding forgery in California >>> http://www.shouselaw.com/forgery.html

Another possible source of info >> http://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/penalty-for-forgery.cfm

Also, the Affidavit of Support is a federal document so there could be a federal crime here along with a violation of immigration law.

It's down to how much you want to pursue all three avenues. Local police, state Attorney General's office, US District Attorney, and USCIS / ICE are where you want to go.