4 Indicted as US Officials Disrupt Marriage Fraud Operation: ICE

Federal officials say that the sham marriages took place primarily in Maryland.
4 Indicted as US Officials Disrupt Marriage Fraud Operation: ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Baltimore Field Officer director Matt Elliston listens during a briefing in Silver Spring, Md., on Jan. 27, 2025. Alex Brandon/AP Photo
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U.S. immigration officials announced on Monday that they had disrupted a marriage fraud operation in Maryland, and four people have been indicted.

An investigation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Maryland, along with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Department of State Diplomatic Security Service, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Maryland, led to the discovery of a network of people facilitating fake marriages and visa applications, according to a statement from ICE.
Jack Phillips
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