Boston, Massachusetts – In a shocking turn of events, a Chinese national has been caught attempting to deceive the system with fake passports and visas. Yinyan Wang, 25, pleaded guilty to one count of misuse of a passport and one count of passport fraud in federal court in Boston.
According to the charges, Wang presented a counterfeit Chinese passport containing a counterfeit nonimmigrant visa purportedly issued by the United States in the identity of another student at the testing site in Boston on October 20, 2017. This was not Wang’s first offense, as she had previously taken the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) and the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam under assumed names for other people on five prior occasions between July 2017 and August 2017.
Wang, a Chinese national studying in Pennsylvania, was arrested in November 2017. She will be subject to deportation upon completion of her sentence. The U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani scheduled sentencing for April 25, 2018.
Each charge provides for a sentence of no greater than 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000.
Assistant U.S. Attorney David G. Tobin of Lelling’s Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case. The U.S. Attorney Andrew E. Lelling, Michael Shea, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston, and William B. Gannon, Special Agent in Charge of the Boston Field Office of the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service made the announcement today.
This brazen attempt to deceive the system highlights the importance of vigilance in our immigration system. The consequences of such actions can be severe, and it is our duty to ensure that those who attempt to cheat the system are held accountable.
Wang’s case serves as a reminder of the importance of border security and the need for stricter regulations to prevent such instances of passport and visa fraud.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: White Collar Crime|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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