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Conviction of woman who arranged sham marriages affirmed

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed the conviction and the 12-month and one-day sentence slapped on a woman who orchestrated two sham marriages so that her brother and friend could obtain green cards. Ninth Circuit judges Raymond Fisher, Richard A. Paez,...
Posted On Aug 08 2017 06:06
, By Ferdie De La Torre

Woman gets 366-day prison term for arranging fake marriages

The federal court has slapped a 12-month and one day imprisonment against Qiong Lu Pua, a woman who was convicted for orchestrating two sham marriages so that her brother and friend could obtain green cards. At a sentencing hearing on Friday, U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief...
Posted On Feb 02 2016 06:00
, By Ferdie De La Torre

Judge upholds jury’s guilty verdict vs woman who arranged fake marriages

U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona has denied a motion to acquit Qiong Lu Pua, who was found guilty by a federal jury of orchestrating two sham marriages so that her brother and friend could obtain green cards. Manglona said all the evidence on record...
Posted On Nov 05 2015 04:00
, By Ferdie De La Torre

Jurors now deliberating in marriage fraud case

The 12 federal jurors began deliberating yesterday afternoon in the ongoing trial of Qiong Lu Pua, a woman charged with three others of conspiring in a fraudulent marriage in order for two of them to obtain green cards. The jurors are going to resume their deliberations today,...
Posted On Jul 31 2015 06:06
, By Ferdie De La Torre

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