Green Card Shenanigans

You know, the holiday season is a time to remember and if

possible, to be with loved ones. But for some folks, it is time to

find that new special 'loved one', as in the case of this Russian

immigrant in California. A 24 year old blonde Russian female

living in Los Angeles had placed an ad in Craigslist about 2

years ago trying to find a husband in order to procure a 

Green Card. The ad read as followed:

'Green Card Marriage - Will pay $300 a month, Total

$15,000. This is a strictly platonic business offer, sex not

involved. Not required to live together.'

Immigration officials saw the ad originally but apparently sat

back and waited for the fraud to occur. The Slavic gal found a

taker, and in February 2006, she tied with knot with her new

found 'love'. However, earlier this month the fraudulent couple 

were arrested by immigration officials, charged with engaging 

in a sham marriage. The attorney of the Russian chick is

alleging that she had no idea that it was illegal to marry for a

green card; he sited the blatant language of the ad as evidence.

I just call it a case of someone being WAY too honest, she just

wasn't sly enough to engineer the scheme more discreetly, but

the gal is blonde, so enough said!