Marriage, Immigration Fraud Exposed
A Santa Ana woman has been sentenced to 37 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release, reports the San Jose Mercury News. Tina Tran, the woman in question, apparently charged foreigners seeking U.S. citizenship up to $60,000 to participate in the scam.
According to reports, Tran’s scheme was elaborate and in-depth. Those involved prepared fake wedding photo albums, love letters, and joint tax returns. Authorities reportedly got wise to the scam when they noticed some participants were filing for green cards for multiple spouses.
At the time of her conviction, Tran was allegedly already in state custody for her participation in a far-reaching credit card fraud and identity theft ring.
