Key facts
- Eleven individuals have been charged by U.S. authorities.
- The scheme allegedly involved around 1,000 sham marriages.
- The marriages were intended to help Chinese nationals obtain U.S. residency.
- Some marriages involved U.S. military personnel.
- A task force has also been working to combat birth tourism.
Federal prosecutors have charged 11 individuals in connection with a decade-long scheme that allegedly facilitated sham marriages between Chinese nationals and U.S. citizens, including American soldiers, to obtain green cards.