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Mexican actress gets 30 days jail for marriage fraud in her immigration case

April 26, 2011 | Posted by: Admin under Immigration News

In a Marriage Fraud case, an Mexican Soap Opera Actress living in the United States, Fernando Romero, has beenconvicted of making false statements to immigration officials, as reported by Greg Risling of the Associated Press.  In the “marriage fraud” case she sentenced to 30 days in jail; after admitting she lied to immigration officials about her marriage to an American in order to obtain a green card and permanent residency status in the United States.    

This high profile case illustrates the seriousness of marriage fraud and of making material misrepresentations to immigration officials in order to gain immigration benefits.  As tempting it may be to lie or alter the facts, the USCIS is very good at catching people with fraud and the consequences can be severe.  In this case the U.S. Government discovered the fraud years after the fact.  She could have been sentenced up to five years in jail and now very ikely faces removal from the United States.

To read the online article please click below:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/19/entertainment/main6411476.shtml