Boston cop indicted for marriage green card immigration fraud
Wed, Jun 10, 2009
Tags: Boston immigration, green card through marriage, immigration from germany
A Boston area man who was formerly a Brockton police officer was indicted in federal court for green card marriage fraud and entering into a marriage to evade immigration laws. The former cop, a US citizen, had married a German citizen so that she could her green card. The wife has been indicted, as well as the woman who set the arrangement up. If found guilty, this green card marriage fraud can be punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The wife will likely be deported back to Germany after serving her sentence.
I would like to know more about this. I live in Boston and I cannot recall seeing or hearing about this story. I work for a company that helps facilitate immigrant entry, specifically via the eb5 visa program, so I am typically up on these stories. This could make a valuable case study for a project we are working on, so if you have any more info as to the source of this, I would really appreciate it. I will watch this spot, or you can just shoot me an email. Thanks so much!