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Man Sentenced for Immigration Marriage Scam in Nebraska
A shocking case of immigration marriage fraud has come to light in Nebraska, with a man and a woman being sentenced in a federal court for their involvement in the scam. Faisal Garba-Adenkunjo, 29, of the Republic of Benin, and Farangis Gafarova, 24, of Tajikistan, were sentenced for conspiracy to commit immigration fraud.
Gafarova, who was in the United States on an F-1 Student Visa, met Garba in 2013 at Metropolitan Community College. Sometime in 2014, Garba offered to find Gafarova a United States Citizen to marry to allow her to remain in the United States once her student visa expired. Gafarova agreed and Garba recruited a United States Citizen, Jeremiah Logan, to participate in the scheme.
The three defendants agreed upon an amount which Gafarova would pay to Garba and to Logan. In January of 2015, Gafarova married Logan. Logan, with the assistance of Garba and Gafarova, filed immigration paperwork on behalf of Gafarova seeking to obtain legal permanent resident status for Gafarova.
The Department of Homeland Security Investigations learned of the fraudulent scheme and conducted an investigation which ultimately led to the federal indictment of all three defendants. Immigration proceedings will now begin for both Garba and Gafarova. Jeremiah Logan is awaiting sentencing.
Garba was sentenced to 6 months’ imprisonment and one year of supervised release after he serves his prison term. Gafarova, on the other hand, was sentenced to five years of probation for conspiracy to commit immigration fraud and for entering into a marriage to evade the immigration laws.
This case was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security Investigations and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Fraud Detection and National Security group. The sentencing of Garba and Gafarova serves as a reminder of the serious consequences of immigration marriage fraud and the importance of upholding the integrity of the immigration system.
Key Facts
- State: Nebraska
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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