The Department of Justice reportedly arrested 11 people in connection to a massive green card-grabbing scheme. The DOJ report explained that the individuals in custody “allegedly arranged hundreds of sham marriages entered into for the primary purpose of circumventing immigration laws.”
Marcialito Biol Benitez a 48-year-old Philippines national, “operated what he and others referred to as an ‘agency’ that arranged hundreds of sham marriages between foreign national ‘clients’ and United States citizens,” according to a press release made by the Department Of Justice:
“One of those foreign national clients resided in Massachusetts. The agency then allegedly prepared and submitted false petitions, applications and other documents to substantiate the sham marriages and secure adjustment of clients’ immigration statuses for a fee of between $20,000 and $30,000 in cash,” the DOJ said.
Benitez and his pals had it planned to a science and coached illegals on how to answer the DOJ’s questions. The report also explained how these crooks set up fake wedding photos the illegals could share on social media to use a cred to the feds.
“It is the utmost honor and privilege to become an American citizen, and the individuals we arrested today have allegedly made a sham of that process by running a large-scale marriage fraud ‘agency’ that arranged hundreds of fake marriages for foreign nationals, racking up millions of dollars in profits,” said Joseph R. Bonavolonta, special agent in charge of the FBI Boston office.
U.S. Attorney Rachael S. Rollins will also be part of this case, going forward, and believes that there are more charges to come.
“Marriage fraud is a serious crime that threatens the integrity of our nation’s lawful immigration system,” Rollins also said in the press release.
“These defendants’ alleged exploitation of this system for profit is an affront to our nation’s tradition of welcoming immigrants and prospective citizens,” Rollins added.
Here it is, the list of people the DOJ currently has in custody in relation to this case as well as where they were found—Notice what state the DOJ has listed? Suprized?
Me either…
Marcialito Biol Benitez, a/k/a “Mars,” 48, a Philippine national residing in Los Angeles;
Engilbert Ulan, a/k/a “Angel,” 39, a Philippine national residing in Los Angeles;
Nino Reyes Valmeo, 45, a Philippine national residing in Los Angeles;
Harold Poquita, 30, a Philippine national residing in Los Angeles;
Juanita Pacson, 45, a Philippine national residing in Los Angeles;
Felipe Capindo David, a/k/a “Pilipi” or “Peebles,” 49, a Philippine national residing in Los Angeles;
Peterson Souza, 34, a Brazilian national residing in Anaheim, Calif.;
Devon Hammer, 26, of Palmdale, Calif.;
Tamia Duckett, 25, of Lancaster, Inglewood and Palmdale, Calif.;
Karina Santos, 24, of Lancaster, Calif.; and
Casey Loya, 33, of Lancaster and Palmdale, Calif.
The DOJ also wrote that Benetiez and his buddies are accused of assisting some clients in fraudulently obtaining residency under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) “by claiming the undocumented clients had been abused by alleged American spouses.” So more charges could follow in connection to that. Especially if the victims were wrongfully convicted.
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