Reporting Marriage Fraud

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Bames Jond

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I have a friend that was married to this guy for over 3 years . He got his permanent residency in Dec . Now they are getting divorced . It is now apparent that he used her to get his Green card . She wants to report it as fraud so that he can get the green card revoked but how does one go about doing that .
All thru the time they were together she took care of him, paid all his bills , bought him a car etc . She found out that he was sending money to a couple of girl frinds overseas and he is paying some other girls mortgage over here in the states . He also just last week came back from a cruise with another chick in a diiferent state . Meanwhile he has never bought anything before not even a gift for her birthday . So I just think he is a user and he wasted her money and her time . She has emails and bank statement and all kinds of stuff showing that he has been cheating on her and spending money on all these other people . Thanks

Any Advice Would Be Appreciated
 
Is this guy still on conditional GC ?
If yes, there's a good chance that he won't get his condition removed and they'll kick his butt.
If no, which means he's an unconditional GC holder, I don't know if any kind of report will do anything. I wonder if revoking the I-130 will work in this kind of case.
 
I remember when I was reading the instructions for the I-864 that the sponsor was needed until the beneficiary became a citizen of if he/she completed so many quarters of work. So You are right if his wife revokes the I-130 or the sponsorship for that matter, he will be in trouble!
 
He got an unconditional GC .. The annoying think is just the fact that he took money from her account that she was saving for a wedding and was spending on other people ... It probably wont be as annoying if he was more respectful . Now my friend is stressed out about the whole thing . I told her that I will help her find away to at least get a little justice .
There is plenty of evidence so if anyone knows how to go about this .. please suggest .
 
I don't think there is anything that can be done since the GC is not conditional anymore. And I doubt immigration would even care since everything has already been adjudicated. Immigration hates to be wrong so they won't go backwards.

Best thing, move on with life and don't try to get vindication through a process that will just lead to more frustration.
 
I can imagine that she must feel some heartache and pain.
Hate and revenge is a bad guide, though, in my humble opinion.
Her first concern should be her own security and welfare.
That means she certainly wants to check if she can revoke her sponsorship for this guy, but that's beyond my expertise.
 
Thanks Ari

Sometime2006 .. I think if she would serve herself better by making an effort to revoke his GC rather than assume that nobody will care . You never know .. After all she is the one that has been scammed . I mean he came here with nothing and she supported him all these years even when she had no job . I dont think she should just let him slide like that .

People do get in trouble but I dont know how to go about it .. see
http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/newsreleases/articles/20050411la.htm
http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/newsreleases/articles/jordanianfraud.htm
http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/newsreleases/articles/060217phoenix.htm
http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/insideice/articles/insideice_110804_web13.htm
http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/insideice/articles/insideice_062005_web7.htm


I think ICE might be the place to start ...
 
My suggestion would be to first contact a lawyer and see how you can take it from there. I dont believe in the "move on" concept and fooling yourself into believing that nothing happened and life must go on. ICE is hard on people who commit immigration fraud and when proof is in hand, GC can be revoked. Even before you posted, i read that information on the ICE website but i couldnt find a link which gives information on how to report immigration fraud. So i guess a lawyer would be the best person to guide you. Good luck and if i find something that would help you, i will post here.
 
Well, I rather see that guy kicked out of the country.
These cases are the reason why we all are having a hard time proving that our marriage to a USC is bonafide.
 
Bottom line, if the facts presented here are real, this fraud/crime shouldn't go unpunished and criminals shouldn't be harbored into this country.
 
ari4u said:
My suggestion would be to first contact a lawyer and see how you can take it from there.
I dont believe in the "move on" concept and fooling yourself into believing that nothing happened and life must go on.
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Or better to contact an immigration official, why not at the DO where the s.o.b. was interviewed, and maybe they come up with a solution?!?

On the other hand I strongly believe in "an eye for an eye" concept, both direction, good or bad, and I also believe in paying back with interest ;)
 
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Something else girl. He doesn't have citizenship yet. If they divorce and further he applies for citizenship, he has a good chance of being denied. Because his residency has been previously granted on the bases of marriage. Since such does not exist anymore , there's no reason for INS to grant him anymore rights whatsoever in this country. I've read in the forum an exact case, divorce => denial of citizenship => end of legal stay in the country.
So good luck with that. This is why it makes it hard on marriages in good faith. Keep us posted what's happening.
 
NBC_June04 said:
Something else girl. He doesn't have citizenship yet. If they divorce and further he applies for citizenship, he has a good chance of being denied. Because his residency has been previously granted on the bases of marriage. Since such does not exist anymore , there's no reason for INS to grant him anymore rights whatsoever in this country. I've read in the forum an exact case, divorce => denial of citizenship => end of legal stay in the country.
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From my understanding, once he became an unconditional PR, he is a free man. He can apply citizenship 5 years from the date he got I-485 approved. It has nothing to do with the divorce. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
 
princesskate said:
From my understanding, once he became an unconditional PR, he is a free man. He can apply citizenship 5 years from the date he got I-485 approved. It has nothing to do with the divorce. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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you absolutly right,he is a free men.but make a search on how to go about this case.
 
The key is if marriage was in good faith or not, and obviously his behavior does not show good faith in their marriage and one may be able to argue he obtained GC fraudulently. As it is no longer conditional GC,it is not easy, but there still is good chance of revocation.
 
NBC_June04 said:
Something else girl. He doesn't have citizenship yet. If they divorce and further he applies for citizenship, he has a good chance of being denied. Because his residency has been previously granted on the bases of marriage. Since such does not exist anymore , there's no reason for INS to grant him anymore rights whatsoever in this country. I've read in the forum an exact case, divorce => denial of citizenship => end of legal stay in the country.
So good luck with that. This is why it makes it hard on marriages in good faith. Keep us posted what's happening.
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he could choose to be a PR for the rest of his life and be safe v/s applying for citizenship and land himself in trouble. Unless action is taken, people like this would continue to take advantage of innocent people thus making the immigration process of other genuine couples more frustrating.

I absolutely agree with Suzy on paying back with interest. The first point of contact would be the USCIS office that held his interview, then ICE, then a lawyer. Get it going, there is no time to waste here as proof is available to nail the s.o.b down.

When proven guilty in extreme cases naturalized citizens can be de-naturalized and their citizenship revoked, so revoking a GC should be easier and is definitely possible.
 
princesskate said:
From my understanding, once he became an unconditional PR, he is a free man. He can apply citizenship 5 years from the date he got I-485 approved. It has nothing to do with the divorce. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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It is actually 3 years and not 5. But i dont see him get that far if he applies for citizenship.
 
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