A Philippines national living in Los Angeles helped coach hundreds of sham marriages between U.S. citizens and illegal immigrants to help the illegal immigrants get legal residency in the United States, federal prosecutors said.
For $20,000 to $30,000 per client, prosecutors say, the "agency" would provide fake documents and sham wedding clothes and photos and "would stage fake wedding ceremonies at wedding chapels and other locations," according to the April 2022 indictment, which names six Philippines nationals, one Brazil national, and four U.S. citizens.
U.S. Representative Lori Trahan (D-Westford) blasted now-former U.S. Representative George Santos (R-New York) as the House voted 311-114 to expel him from Congress on Friday.
The freshman Congressman, who faces many ethics violations for a history of lying about his background and misusing donor funds, became the sixth Congressman ever to be expelled.
