Sunday, May 16, 2010

Around AmeriKa: Get Me to the Church on Time

I'm getting married in the morning!

"17 accused in alleged marriage sham" by Associated Press | May 6, 2010

NORFOLK, Va. — Seventeen people are accused of participating in a scheme that paired Navy personnel with Russian women for bogus marriages, federal prosecutors said yesterday....

They all are, aren't they?

Related: Return to Russia, Address Unknown

According to the indictment, the scheme allowed the women to get an immigration benefit, while the Navy personnel filed for additional pay based on the sham marriages....

Been going on forever!

If you are married you can stay.

How come they let Lee Harvey Oswald and his Russian wife back into the country so easily after he renounced his citizenship?

The indictments are the latest attempt by federal prosecutors to crack down on marriage fraud scams nationwide.

What, no war looting or bank fraud to look into?

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