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中国籍涉案人员每人支付最高10万美元 与美国公民假结婚 检察官称该案为历史最大规模欺诈案之一
作者：路易斯·卡西阿诺 福克斯新闻
美国司法部周三宣布，纽约南区联邦检察官对11名涉案人员提起诉讼，指控其参与一起大规模婚姻欺诈案。
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联邦检察官周三表示，这个运作长达十年的婚姻欺诈网络涉及1000多起虚假婚姻，近12名相关人员面临联邦指控。该团伙向中国籍人员收取最高10万美元的费用，协助其与美国公民假结婚以获取绿卡。
纽约市公布的联邦起诉书列出了11名被告——其中10名是入籍美国公民的华人，另1名是绿卡持有者——他们均在该婚姻及移民欺诈案中扮演了相应角色。
美国司法部表示，他们被指控共谋实施婚姻欺诈、移民文件欺诈以及共谋鼓励外国人非法居留美国。
一名女性冒充移民官员 横跨多年运作签证欺诈案 已被曝光
一名外国公民（左）、安东尼·程（中）和埃丽卡·约翰逊（右）据称于2025年1月15日左右举行了虚假婚礼。西格丽德·塞蒂诺（左）、安东尼·程（中）和一名外国公民（右）据称于2024年12月17日左右举行了虚假婚礼。美国司法部周三表示，总共有11人因参与该婚姻欺诈网络而被起诉，该网络为中国籍人员与美国公民牵线搭桥，促成虚假婚姻。（图片来源：美国司法部）
当局表示，这起起诉书是美国规模最大的婚姻欺诈公诉案件之一。
“这起欺诈并非仓促的短期勾当，而是一个持续多年、价值数百万美元的家庭作坊式产业，旨在非法帮助那些原本无法或没有合法途径成为美国公民的人，”美国司法部长托德·布兰奇周三在新闻发布会上对记者表示。
当局称，部分被告充当了中介、招募者和证婚人。
他们分别是：72岁的艾米·程、64岁的陈小梅、52岁的克里斯汀·卢、43岁的叶静妍、48岁的陈晓燕、61岁的郑刚、47岁的安东尼·程、35岁的米歇尔·杜埃尼亚斯、26岁的安吉拉·杜埃尼亚斯、32岁的西格丽德·塞蒂诺以及43岁的埃丽卡·约翰逊。
美国司法部行动 拟剥夺17名被控隐瞒严重罪行人员的公民身份
美国司法部长托德·布兰奇出席在华盛顿特区举行的参议院司法委员会听证会。布兰奇表示，这场持续多年的虚假婚姻欺诈涉及数百万美元的资金往来。（图片来源：阿纳多卢通讯社/盖蒂图片社）
检察官称，这起据称以纽约市为基地的欺诈活动至少从2016年持续到2026年7月，涉案人员多为与美国公民假结婚的中国公民。
该网络包括负责监督欺诈计划、物色外国人员的中介，招募愿意参与的美国公民并确保其持续配合的招募者，以及准备移民文件、协调提交绿卡申请的助理人员。
美国司法部表示，外国人员为虚假婚姻支付了最高10万美元的费用。涉案美国公民每人可获得最高3万美元报酬，大部分款项将根据绿卡申请流程中的关键节点分期支付。当局称，招募者每成功说服一名美国公民参与，可获得高达5000美元的佣金。
据称这些虚假婚礼在美国境内及海外多地举办，包括瓦努阿图和中国。
疑似虚假婚礼宴会照片（图片来源：美国司法部）
布兰奇表示，为掩盖欺诈行为，被告会在餐厅拍摄家庭合影，营造出合法婚礼的假象，现场配备婚礼服装、摄影师和到场宾客。
“在这对假夫妻前往与该计划相关的当地办事处、签署提交给美国公民及移民服务局（USCIS）的文件，并了解绿卡申请的USCIS面谈流程后，他们会签署婚前协议。不出所料，鉴于这些婚姻是虚假的，协议会放弃一方去世后另一方分享遗产的权利，”他说道。
该欺诈计划还拉拢了证婚人、律师、报税员、保险提供商及其他服务提供商。
涉案夫妻会在美国公民及移民服务局面谈前接受指导，一旦外国公民获得绿卡，组织者据称会安排双方离婚。
副总统万斯称移民社区在联邦欺诈案中呈现“明显模式” 调查范围扩大
“我们认为，这个网络在十年运作期间获利数千万美元，使其成为美国历史上规模最大的婚姻欺诈公诉案件之一，”纽约南区联邦检察官杰米·麦克唐纳说道。
麦克唐纳表示，当局正在调查联邦政府是否会撤销参与虚假婚姻人员的绿卡资格。
特朗普政府将打击婚姻及移民欺诈作为执法工作的重点之一。官员们强调将进行更严格的面谈、加大对虚假婚姻网络参与者的逮捕和起诉力度，并加强对文件的审查。
今年2月，另一起类似的婚姻欺诈案中，11人被起诉，该案招募美国军人与中国公民假结婚。
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美国移民及海关执法局（ICE）当时表示，该计划由一个中国跨国团伙策划，招募军人参与虚假婚姻，以便中国公民获得移民福利并获取美国军事基地的通行卡。
路易斯·卡西阿诺是福克斯新闻数字频道记者。新闻线索可发送至louis.casiano@fox.com。
Feds bust one of largest alleged marriage fraud schemes in US history involving 1,000-plus Chinese sham unions
August 12, 2026 2:36pm EDT / Fox News
Chinese nationals paid up to $100,000 each to marry US citizens in a scheme prosecutors call one of the largest in history
By Louis Casiano Fox News
Eleven individuals face charges in the Southern District of New York for a massive marriage fraud scheme, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
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Nearly a dozen people tied to a decade-long marriage fraud network allegedly involving more than 1,000 sham unions face federal charges related to a scheme that charged Chinese nationals up to $100,000 to participate in fake marriages to U.S. citizens in an effort to secure green cards, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
A federal indictment unsealed in New York City names 11 defendants — all naturalized U.S. citizens from China and one green card holder — for their roles in the marriage and immigration fraud scheme.
They were charged with conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, immigration document fraud and conspiracy to encourage the unlawful residence of aliens in the United States, the Justice Department said.
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A foreign national (left), Anthony Cheng (center) and Erika Johnson (right) in an alleged sham marriage ceremony on or about Jan. 15, 2025. Sigrid Cetino (left), Anthony Cheng (center), and a foreign national (right) in an alleged sham marriage ceremony on or about Dec. 17, 2024. In total, 11 people were charged with participating in a marriage fraud network that pair Chinese nationals with U.S. citizens for sham nuptials, the Justice Department said Wednesday.(Justice Department)
The indictment is one of the largest marriage fraud prosecutions in the U.S., authorities said.
“This scheme was not a quick fly-by-night operation, but rather a years-long, multimillion-dollar cottage industry to criminally assist people who would not, or legally could not, otherwise become citizens of the United States,” U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche told reporters at a news conference Wednesday.
Some of the defendants worked as facilitators, recruiters and officiants, authorities said.
They were identified as: Amy Cheng, 72; Xiao Mei Chan, 64; Christine Lu, 52; Jing Yan Ye, 43; Xiao Yan Chen, 48; Gang Zheng, 61; Anthony Cheng, 47; Michelle Duenas, 35; Angela Duenas, 26; Sigrid Cetino, 32; and Erika Johnson, 43.
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U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche appears before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. Blanche said the years-long sham involved millions of dollars in payments.(Anadolu via Getty Images)
The alleged New York City-based fraud ran from at least 2016 through July 2026, involving mostly Chinese citizens who married U.S. citizens, prosecutors said.
The network included facilitators who oversaw the alleged scheme and identified foreigners, recruiters who found willing American citizens and helped ensure their continued participation and assistants who prepared immigration paperwork and coordinated the submission of green card applications, authorities said.
The foreigners paid as much as $100,000 for the sham marriages, the DOJ said. U.S. citizens involved were paid as much as $30,000, mostly in installments tied to milestones in the green card application process. Recruiters were paid commissions of high as $5,000 for each citizen willing to participate, authorities said.
The alleged fake marriages took place across the U.S. and overseas, including Vanuatu and China.
Photo from an alleged sham wedding banquet.(Justice Department)
To conceal the fraud, the defendants would stage photos of families at restaurants to create the appearance of a legitimate wedding, complete with wedding attire, photographers and attendees, Blanche said.
“After the married couples would visit a local office affiliated with the scheme, sign forms for submission to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, learn about the USCIS interview process to apply for a green card, they would then execute prenuptial agreements, which, not surprisingly — given the allegation these were sham marriages — waived their rights to share in the other’s estate upon death,” he said.
The scheme also relied on marriage officiants, attorneys, tax preparers, insurance providers and other service providers.
The couples were coached before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) interviews, and once a foreign national obtained a green card, the organizers allegedly arranged for a divorce.
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“We believe this network took in tens of millions of dollars over its decade-long operation, making it one of the largest marriage fraud prosecutions in U.S. history,” said Jamie McDonald, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Authorities were looking into whether the federal government will revoke the green cards for those involved in the fake marriages, McDonald said.
The Trump administration has prioritized cracking down on marriage and immigration fraud as a key part of its enforcement efforts. Officials have emphasized stricter interviews, increased arrests and prosecutions of participants in sham marriage networks and increased scrutiny of documents.
In February, 11 people were charged in a similar alleged marriage fraud scheme that involved the recruitment of U.S. military service members to marry Chinese citizens.
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The scheme was orchestrated by a Chinese transnational gang that recruited military members to participate in fraudulent marriages so that Chinese citizens could obtain immigration benefits and access cards for U.S. military installations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said at the time.
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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