佛罗里达州13名外国公民被控移民诈骗：假冒律师公司伪造文件、安排假结婚
位于佛罗里达州 Orange County 的 Orlando 11月2日公布一宗移民诈骗案：13名来自巴西与古巴的外国公民被联邦大陪审团起诉，指控他们合谋以一家假冒移民律师事务所的公司为掩护，伪造移民文件、安排假结婚，为客户骗取移民身份与福利。
联邦检察官 Gregory W. Kehoe 当天在 Orlando 宣布了起诉。美国公民及移民服务局（USCIS）在其官网发布了这一消息，并为调查提供了支持。
根据法庭记录，2023年8月18日至2026年4月20日，54岁的 Vagner Sorares De Almeida 在佛罗里达州经营一家名为 Legacy Imigra Solutions LLC 的公司。该公司对外假冒成由移民专家与律师组成的专业机构，向潜在客户提供虚假、不准确且不完整的法律与移民建议，诱使对方签约购买服务，随后伪造移民文件，为客户欺诈性地获取移民身份与福利。
起诉书把13名被告分为三组。De Almeida 与 Juliana Colucci（47岁）、Lucas Felipe Trindade Silva（34岁）、Ronaldo De Campos（35岁）各被控一项共谋电汇诈骗、两项电汇诈骗、四项共谋签证诈骗、一项共谋婚姻诈骗与一项非法雇佣外国人。Erick Bruno Goncalves De Assis Pinto（34岁）、Nathalia Da Costa Ferreira（43岁）、Nathalia Gomes Ciriaco（29岁）与 Kelen Cristina Da Silva（37岁）各被控一项共谋电汇诈骗、两项电汇诈骗与四项共谋签证诈骗。Issac Antonio Narvaez（69岁）被控三项共谋婚姻诈骗；Ronay Castillo Salazar（51岁）、Rebeca Aldama Garcia（40岁）、Mijail Cabera Nunez（52岁）与 Lorraine Soares Oliverira（32岁）各被控一项共谋婚姻诈骗。
法庭记录还显示，该公司长期在明知对方没有在美国合法工作资格的情况下雇佣外国公民；De Almeida、Colucci 等七人还被指合谋安排假结婚以骗取移民福利。
如罪名成立，共谋电汇诈骗与电汇诈骗每项最高可判20年监禁，共谋签证诈骗每项最高10年，共谋婚姻诈骗最高5年，非法雇佣外国人最高6个月。起诉书只是一项正式指控，全部被告在被法庭证明有罪之前均推定无罪。
案件由移民执法局（ICE）国土安全调查局 Orlando、Tampa 与 Brasilia 办公室及执法与递解行动局、国税局刑事调查局（IRS-CI）、劳工部与农业部督察长办公室、USCIS、海关与边境保护局（CBP）、联邦法警局、Orange County 警长办公室、Florida Highway Patrol 与佛罗里达州执法局联合查办，助理检察官 Bianca Bansal 代表政府起诉。
（来源：美国司法部）
Thirteen Foreign Nationals Indicted in Florida Immigration Fraud Case Involving Fake Legal Services and Sham Marriages
Orlando, in Orange County, Florida, was the scene on November 2 of a federal immigration fraud announcement: thirteen foreign nationals from Brazil and Cuba have been indicted for their alleged roles in a conspiracy that used a company posing as an immigration law practice to falsify immigration documents and arrange sham marriages to fraudulently obtain immigration status and benefits for clients.
United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement in Orlando. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published the announcement and provided valuable support to the investigation.
According to court records, from August 18, 2023, through April 20, 2026, Vagner Sorares De Almeida, 54, owned and operated a Florida company called Legacy Imigra Solutions LLC. Legacy falsely purported to be a professional establishment employed by immigration experts and attorneys who could assist individuals with immigration-related legal work. As part of the conspiracy, Legacy gave false, inaccurate and incomplete legal and immigration advice to prospective clients to induce them to retain its services, and falsified immigration documents to fraudulently obtain immigration status and benefits for clients.
The indictment divides the 13 defendants into three groups. De Almeida, Juliana Colucci, 47, Lucas Felipe Trindade Silva, 34, and Ronaldo De Campos, 35, are each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, two counts of wire fraud, four counts of conspiracy to commit visa fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, and one count of unlawful employment of aliens. Erick Bruno Goncalves De Assis Pinto, 34, Nathalia Da Costa Ferreira, 43, Nathalia Gomes Ciriaco, 29, and Kelen Cristina Da Silva, 37, are each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, two counts of wire fraud, and four counts of conspiracy to commit visa fraud. Issac Antonio Narvaez, 69, is charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, while Ronay Castillo Salazar, 51, Rebeca Aldama Garcia, 40, Mijail Cabera Nunez, 52, and Lorraine Soares Oliverira, 32, are each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit marriage fraud.
Court records also allege that Legacy regularly hired foreign nationals knowing they were unauthorized for employment in the United States, and that De Almeida, Colucci and five others conspired to commit marriage fraud.
If convicted, each count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Each conspiracy to commit visa fraud offense is punishable by up to 10 years, conspiracy to commit marriage fraud by up to 5 years, and unlawful employment of aliens by up to 6 months. An indictment is merely a formal charge, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The case is being investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations offices in Orlando, Tampa and Brasilia and its Enforcement and Removal Operations, IRS Criminal Investigation, the Department of Labor and Department of Agriculture Offices of Inspector General, USCIS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Orange County Sheriff's Office, the Florida Highway Patrol, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Bianca Bansal.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
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