麻州Quincy男子陈景明被起诉：涉嫌收钱与中国籍同谋假结婚办绿卡
美国司法部俄亥俄北区联邦检察官办公室10月16日宣布，联邦大陪审团已对麻萨诸塞州Quincy市31岁男子陈景明（Jingming Chen）提起起诉，指控他涉嫌共谋婚姻诈骗与移民文件诈骗。检方称，陈景明收受一名中国籍同谋的钱财，与对方假结婚，协助对方非法取得绿卡；若罪名成立，他最高可面临5年监禁。
据起诉书，陈景明为美国公民，该名同谋是中国籍、居住在俄亥俄州Aurora市。检方指控，两人向美国公民及移民服务局USCIS提交不实陈述，为同谋申请俗称「绿卡」的合法永久居民身分及其他移民福利；陈景明同意按绿卡申请流程的进度分阶段收款。为把这段婚姻装扮成真，两人商量编造了一套网恋加异地恋的背景故事，包括两人如何相识、由谁介绍，还商议签订婚前协议，并开设银行、手机服务、保险等联名账户和一张折扣店会员卡。
起诉书还称，两人随后在Quincy登记结婚意向，陈景明让同谋买一枚廉价的假钻戒在婚礼上使用；婚后，陈景明指使一名代办人替他向USCIS递交I-130表格「外籍亲属申请」，为同谋取得绿卡铺路。司法部未公布该名同谋的姓名。
此案由国土安全调查局HSICleveland办公室与USCIS欺诈侦查与国家安全局波士顿（Boston）办公室联合调查，俄亥俄北区联邦助理检察官Brian M. McDonough负责主诉。司法部在声明中强调，起诉书仅为指控，被告在法庭上被证明有罪之前应被推定无罪；若定罪，具体刑期将由法院综合被告前科、在案件中的角色等因素裁定。
Quincy Man Jingming Chen Indicted: Allegedly Paid to Enter Sham Marriage With Chinese National for a Green Card
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio announced on Oct. 16 that a federal grand jury has indicted Jingming Chen, 31, of Quincy, Massachusetts, charging him with conspiracy to commit marriage fraud and immigration document fraud. Prosecutors allege Chen was paid by a Chinese national co-conspirator to enter into a sham marriage so the co-conspirator could illegally obtain a green card. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison.
According to the indictment, Chen is a U.S. citizen, and the co-conspirator is a Chinese national residing in Aurora, Ohio. The two allegedly submitted false statements to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to obtain lawful permanent resident status — commonly known as a green card — and other immigration benefits for the co-conspirator, with Chen agreeing to receive partial payment at each step of the green card process as it was completed. To make the marriage appear genuine, they discussed fabricating a backstory of an online, long-distance romance, including how they met and who introduced them, and talked about obtaining a prenuptial agreement and opening joint accounts for banking, cellphone service, insurance and a discount store membership card, prosecutors say.
The indictment further alleges that the pair filed an intent to marry in Quincy, and that Chen directed the co-conspirator to buy a cheap, fake diamond ring to use at the wedding ceremony. After they married, Chen allegedly directed a preparer to submit his USCIS Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, documenting his relationship with the foreign national and paving the way for the co-conspirator to obtain a green card. The Justice Department did not release the co-conspirator's name.
The case was investigated by the Homeland Security Investigations office in Cleveland and the USCIS Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate in Boston, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian M. McDonough of the Northern District of Ohio. The Justice Department emphasized that an indictment is merely an allegation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law; if convicted, the court will determine the sentence after considering factors including any prior criminal record and the defendant's role in the offense.
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图片来源：图：位于克利夫兰的卡尔·B·斯托克斯联邦法院大楼（Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse），俄亥俄北区联邦地区法院所在地；本案起诉书由该区联邦大陪审团递交。CC0，取自维基共享资源。Photo: The Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse in Cleveland, seat of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, where a federal grand jury returned the indictment. CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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