The United States immigration system is under a full-scale assault and it goes beyond the disaster at the southern border. As a report published by the Department of Justice explains. The DOJ was able to uncover a massive green card scheme and currently has 11 individuals in lockup in connection to the scam.
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 the 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 “allegedly arranged hundreds of sham marriages entered into for the primary purpose of circumventing immigration laws.” The report explained how Benitez helped illegals with fake marriage photos, social media, and anything to validate their bogus marriages.
“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 and fully expects 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.
Oh, Benetiez was a one-stop service, apparently. According to the DOJ, he and his ‘partners’ helped illegals stage false claims of ‘domestic abuse’ when they were ready to get out of their marriages. So yeah, expect more charges.