Repercussions for marriage fraud for US citizen

[Family 4,068]

10 minutes ago, Family said:

The long and winding road of marriage fraud findings took two decades in this instance…and the USC’s part consisted of sworn statement of his part . Nothing has or will happen to him.,but I bet he’s looking over his shoulders 
 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/err/B9 - Battered Spouse or Child/Decisions_Issued_in_2022/JUN162022_01B9204.pdf

Correction, that case involves an LPR petitioner spouse .who took a $1k payment and free housekeeping .but he is safe from deportation, though I doubt he will ever naturalize.

[iwannaplay54 985]

5 hours ago, Family said:

The long and winding road of marriage fraud findings took two decades in this instance…and the USC’s part consisted of sworn statement of his part . Nothing has or will happen to him.,but I bet he’s looking over his shoulders 
 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/err/B9 - Battered Spouse or Child/Decisions_Issued_in_2022/JUN162022_01B9204.pdf

I doubt he loses a moment of sleep.  This is a crime that is nearly impossible to prosecute and prove.  Once tagged a crime the perp gets a lawyer, a jury and can say absolutely nothing while the government has to convince the entire jury beyond a doubt that a crime was committed, having never stepped foot in the couple’s house.  

Edited January 23, 2023 by iwannaplay54

[JeanneAdil 6,586]

On 1/22/2023 at 10:08 AM, Kanja said:

Yes, I am aware of the penalties. My question is does anyone know anyone actually prosecuted? Are they really enforcing this on an individual level? I don’t know. 

 

the example you gave is someone who organized a marriage fraud ring. As I mentioned in my initial post those are the people who we see prosecuted. But I’m talking about John from x country gets married to Mary from America solely for the purpose to eva immigration law. Mary is in on it, nobody organized it for them. They are friends from school maybe and John pays Mary $10,000 .  John gets denied for the benefit he filed for based on suspected immigration fraud and ultimately deported . Are they really going after Mary? I haven’t seen it. Though I have seen people ultimately deported due to marriage fraud but their US citizen partner in crime goes on like nothing happened. Likely the biggest punishment is they wouldn’t be able to petition for anyone. 

the October 2022 case that charged and convicted the mastermind of a group scheme also prosecuted the quility marriage partners/  different outcomes for individual cases as some USC's thought they were just on a dating site