BALTIMORE (WBFF) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced indictments against four people Friday related to a “sophisticated network” of people who exploited immigration benefits through marriage fraud, officials said.
A federal grand jury has charged four individuals, Ella Zuran, 65, Tatiana Sigal, 74, and Alexandra Tkach, 41, all from New York City, New York — along with Shawnta Hopper, 33, of Sicklerville, New Jersey — with conspiracy to commit visa and marriage fraud.
The indictments say that those charged got United States citizens, residing in Maryland and other areas, to enter sham marriages with aliens living in the U.S. in exchange for payment. The defendants paired U.S. citizens with aliens seeking immigration benefits that the non-citizens were not entitled to, including permanent residency in the United States…