Scam immigration marriage on craigslist

November 30, 2007 in Uncategorized by Trench Reynolds | No comments

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Craigslist Marriage Scheme Busted:
The Smoking Gun has a nice little post about 25-year-old Yuliya Kalinina. Kalinina was arrested for marrying 30-year-old Benjamin Adams just to stay in the country. She advertised the proposed scam marriage on craigslist.

According to a criminal complaint unsealed today in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, Kalinina’s various Craigslist posts sought a “business marriage” or “Green Card Marriage” in return for a total of $15,000. The proposed union, Kalinina noted, was a “strictly platonic business offer, sex not involved.”

Adams was arrested as well for taking part in the scam. Both are facing a max of five years in federal prison.