Illegal works in the FBI

[Peikko 1,575]

I wonder what gave her away in the end?

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I wonder what gave her away in the end?

My guess is someone snitched.

[Peikko 1,575]

Perhaps not?

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Edited November 14, 2007 by Purple_Hibiscus

[Mephys 2]

I like the

slime

to none comment, I know a typo, but with reference to a gov agency, maybe a Freudian one?

more like a mispelled word... but i like it

[lucyrich 20]

Never knew marriage fraud carried such a stiff penalty - maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

That penalty is written in big type right above the place where you sign the I-130 and the I-129F. I suppose the alien might miss it, since the alien doesn't need to sign those petitions, but they try pretty hard to make at least the USCs who are going through the process aware of it.

[no name 1]

Never knew marriage fraud carried such a stiff penalty - maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

That penalty is written in big type right above the place where you sign the I-130 and the I-129F. I suppose the alien might miss it, since the alien doesn't need to sign those petitions, but they try pretty hard to make at least the USCs who are going through the process aware of it.

They adjusted from a tourist visa/overstay so it might not apply. Plus it was 1990.

I'm trying to figure out if the penalty is for fraudulently obtaining citizenship or marriage fraud....it is worded more about the citizenship.

[lucyrich 20]

Never knew marriage fraud carried such a stiff penalty - maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

That penalty is written in big type right above the place where you sign the I-130 and the I-129F. I suppose the alien might miss it, since the alien doesn't need to sign those petitions, but they try pretty hard to make at least the USCs who are going through the process aware of it.

They adjusted from a tourist visa/overstay so it might not apply. Plus it was 1990.

I'm trying to figure out if the penalty is for fraudulently obtaining citizenship or marriage fraud....it is worded more about the citizenship.

In order to adjust, they would have had to file an I-130, where the penalty is written on the form.

Of course, that part of the form itself isn't the law, it's just a reminder about the law. The actual penalty is written into the law at INA 275 c (available on the "laws and regulations" tab of the USCIS site).

An individual who knowingly enters into a marriage for the purpose of evading any provision of the immigration laws shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or fined not more than $250,000, or both.

The phrase "...evading any provision of the immigration laws..." means the penalty would apply whether the goal was to get a visa, adjustment of status, citizenship, or any other immigration related benefit.

[no name 1]

Never knew marriage fraud carried such a stiff penalty - maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

That penalty is written in big type right above the place where you sign the I-130 and the I-129F. I suppose the alien might miss it, since the alien doesn't need to sign those petitions, but they try pretty hard to make at least the USCs who are going through the process aware of it.

They adjusted from a tourist visa/overstay so it might not apply. Plus it was 1990.

I'm trying to figure out if the penalty is for fraudulently obtaining citizenship or marriage fraud....it is worded more about the citizenship.

In order to adjust, they would have had to file an I-130, where the penalty is written on the form.

Of course, that part of the form itself isn't the law, it's just a reminder about the law. The actual penalty is written into the law at INA 275 c (available on the "laws and regulations" tab of the USCIS site).

An individual who knowingly enters into a marriage for the purpose of evading any provision of the immigration laws shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or fined not more than $250,000, or both.

The phrase "...evading any provision of the immigration laws..." means the penalty would apply whether the goal was to get a visa, adjustment of status, citizenship, or any other immigration related benefit.

Was it written on the form in 1990? Who knows!

[EsOrEnNa 0]

they are just doing the job americans won't do

lol

[lucyrich 20]

Never knew marriage fraud carried such a stiff penalty - maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

That penalty is written in big type right above the place where you sign the I-130 and the I-129F. I suppose the alien might miss it, since the alien doesn't need to sign those petitions, but they try pretty hard to make at least the USCs who are going through the process aware of it.

They adjusted from a tourist visa/overstay so it might not apply. Plus it was 1990.

I'm trying to figure out if the penalty is for fraudulently obtaining citizenship or marriage fraud....it is worded more about the citizenship.

In order to adjust, they would have had to file an I-130, where the penalty is written on the form.

Of course, that part of the form itself isn't the law, it's just a reminder about the law. The actual penalty is written into the law at INA 275 c (available on the "laws and regulations" tab of the USCIS site).

An individual who knowingly enters into a marriage for the purpose of evading any provision of the immigration laws shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or fined not more than $250,000, or both.

The phrase "...evading any provision of the immigration laws..." means the penalty would apply whether the goal was to get a visa, adjustment of status, citizenship, or any other immigration related benefit.

Was it written on the form in 1990? Who knows!

I don't know if it was on the form (probably was by then, but I'm not sure), but whether the warning was on the form doesn't matter legally. Legally, the only thing that matters is that it was part of the law then. That sentence in INA 275 c was part of the Immigration Marriage Fraud Act of 1986, the same law that brought us the conditional permanent resident status and removal of conditions process. It's been in effect since 1986.

Before that time, there were more general penalty provisions for providing incorrect or misleading information, so there would have been some possibility of prosecuting those engaged in sham marriages before 1986.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Returning to the topic I am wondering if there will be consequences for those applying for visas from the Lebanon? She originally arrived on a Student Visa, so that's two visa categories that could face additional wait times.

Man, how long that must have taken her? 5 years to get citizenship plus the numerous security clearances within the agency. What a total embarrassment to the FBI.

[Peikko 1,575]

From the articles I have read

"She then used the marriage as the basis for a fraudulent naturalization application that resulted in her becoming a U.S. citizen in 1994, while she was working as a waitress for Chahine.

Last month an immigration fraud conspiracy indictment filed by federal prosecutors in Michigan accused Chahine of "conspiring to defraud the United States by obtaining immigration benefits, including permanent resident status, through the use of false marriages arranged with other (of his) employees who were U.S. citizens."

Balaya, the spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's office in Detroit, said that Prouty had come to the attention of federal authorities in December 2005 during their investigations into Chahine."

It would seem that had there not been an investigation into the visa fraud ring of Chahine, the FBI/CIA would still be none the wiser.