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华盛顿讯——美国司法部周三公布了对11人的刑事指控，称他们参与了一项“大规模婚姻诈骗计划”，涉及中国公民与美国公民之间超过1000起“假婚姻”。
这份在纽约南区提交的长达21页的起诉书显示，该婚姻骗局于2016年至2026年间运作，由被告艾米·程（Amy Cheng）、陈小梅（Xiao Mei Chan）和郑刚（Gang Zheng）牵头实施。
在公布指控的新闻发布会上，司法部长托德·布兰奇（Todd Blanche）称此案是“美国历史上规模最大的婚姻诈骗起诉案件之一”。
布兰奇表示：“这一计划并非短期的一夜暴富勾当，而是一项持续多年、价值数百万美元的灰色产业，旨在非法帮助那些原本无法或以合法途径无法成为美国公民的人。”
起诉书称，这些假婚姻的安排目的是帮助中国公民获取美国绿卡。
起诉书显示，被告“通过口口相传、社交媒体和各类广告，向外国公民——主要是中华人民共和国公民——推销欺诈性移民服务，包括他们有能力安排假婚姻，以协助申请人骗取美国合法永久居民身份”。
“外国公民需向中介支付最高约10万美元，以获取假婚姻协助并申请绿卡，”起诉书补充道。与此同时，相关中介据称可获得约5000美元的佣金。
起诉书中还包含了所谓的假婚礼仪式照片，检察官称这些照片是被告提交给美国移民官员的材料。
起诉书称：“在某些案例中，这些假婚礼仪式会在附近的餐厅举办，外国公民和美国公民会换上中式传统婚礼服饰，中介、招募者、外国公民和美国公民还会邀请亲友出席，营造出合法婚礼的假象。”
尽管多数招募者在纽约开展活动，但起诉书指控他们在美国全境及海外策划了这些假婚姻，涉及康涅狄格州、马萨诸塞州、宾夕法尼亚州、肯塔基州、田纳西州、佐治亚州、佛罗里达州、瓦努阿图以及中华人民共和国等地。
U.S. charges 11 for alleged sham marriage scheme to help Chinese nationals gain green cards
August 12, 2026 / 2:26 PM EDT / CBS News
Washington— The Justice Department unveiled criminal charges against 11 people on Wednesday, alleging they participated in an “extensive marriage fraud scheme” that involved more than 1,000 “sham marriages” between Chinese nationals and U.S. citizens.
The 21-page indictment, secured in New York’s Southern District, alleged that the marriage scheme ran from 2016 to 2026, and was facilitated by defendants Amy Cheng, Xiao Mei Chan and Gang Zheng.
At a press conference announcing the charges, Attorney General Todd Blanche called the case “one of the largest marriage fraud prosecutions in United States history.”
“This scheme was not a quick fly-by-night operation, but rather a yearslong, multi-million-dollar cottage industry to criminally assist people who would not or legally could not otherwise become citizens of the United States,” Blanche said.
The alleged sham marriages were arranged to help assist Chinese nationals obtain green cards in the United States, the indictment said.
The defendants “used word of mouth, social media, and various forms of advertising to market fraudulent immigration services to foreign nationals — primarily citizens of the People’s Republic of China — including their ability to arrange sham marriages to facilitate fraudulent applications for lawful permanent resident status in the United States,” according to the indictment.
“Foreign nationals paid facilitators as much as approximately $100,000 for assistance in obtaining a sham marriage and applying for a Green Card,” it added. Facilitators of the arrangements, meanwhile, allegedly made a commission of about $5,000.
The indictment included photos of alleged sham marriage ceremonies that prosecutors said the defendants submitted to U.S. immigration officials.
Photos included in the indictment of alleged sham marriage ceremonies submitted in support of immigration applications. Justice Department
“In some cases, these sham wedding ceremonies were held at nearby restaurants, where the foreign nationals and United States citizens changed into traditional Chinese wedding attire, and the facilitator, recruiter, foreign national, and United States citizen invited friends and family to create the appearance of a legitimate wedding,” the indictment said.
While many of the recruiters operated in New York, the indictment alleged they orchestrated the marriages throughout the United States and abroad, in places such as Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Vanuatu, and the People’s Republic of China.
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