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Feds Charge Seattle Thai Restaurant Chain Owner With Sham Marriages

allan16 years ago16 years ago02 mins

Sure love is blind. But federal authorities aren’t. And they say some folks here were ordering up sham marriages. By GENE JOHNSON AP Legal Affairs Writer SEATTLE — The owner of a Seattle area chain of Thai restaurants pleaded not guilty Tuesday to paying four of her workers to enter into sham marriages allowing three…

Chinese Women Made It Into FBI Academy Before Getting Busted For a Sham Marriage to Get Citizenship

allan16 years ago12 years ago03 mins

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A 26-year-old Chinese woman made it into the FBI academy to train as an agent before authorities busted her for entering into a sham marriage to obtain U.S. citizenship. Yue Cheng of Williamsburg, Va. pleaded guilty last week in Norfolk, Va., to naturalization fraud and false claims. She faces up to…