DOJ accuses fraud ring of facilitating hundreds of sham marriages

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Federal prosecutors say a Massachusetts woman spent more than a decade arranging sham marriages for immigrants seeking legal status, collecting as much as $40,000 per couple and investing the proceeds in businesses and property in the Dominican Republic.Jennifer Gonzalez, 43, and five others were charged Wednesday with conspiracy to harbor immigrants, harboring immigrants, conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, and marriage fraud, according to the Justice Department. .explore-more-section { background: var(--wex-bg); border-top: 1px solid #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff; margin: 24px 0; margin-top: -20px; }@scope (#mos-d2e7f63c-7dd5-4b4c-aa5c-7f9468c91cd9) { .we-meter { --we-red: #DB3745; --we-charcoal: #323E48; --we-blue: #15BEF0; --we-slate: #85A0AB; --we-gold: #ECC270; --we-text: #323E48; --we-border: #85A0AB; position: relative; overflow: hidden; box-sizing: border-box; width: 100%; max-width: 720px; margin: 28px auto; padding: 22px 26px; border: 1.5px solid var(--we-border); border-radius: 14px; background: #fff; color: var(--we-text); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 5px; } .we-meter *, .we-meter *::before, .we-meter *::after { box-sizing: border-box; } .we-meter::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0 0 0 auto; width: 32%; max-width: 200px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, .88) 22%, rgba(255, 255, 255, .42) 100%), url("https://www.conservativenewsdaily.net/breaking-news/wp-content/uploads//2026/10/localimages/Washington_Examiner_Capitol_Final.png6ad915f147b13.png") center / cover no-repeat; opacity: .24; pointer-events: none; } .we-grid { position: relative; z-index: 1; display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) minmax(200px, 0.85fr); gap: 20px 28px; align-items: center; } .we-title { margin: 0 0 8px; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: clamp(2.4vw); line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -.02em; } .we-title span { display: block; color: var(--we-red); } .we-copy { margin: 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.45; } .we-actions { text-align: center; } .we-cta { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 10px; width: 100%; padding: 12px 18px; border-radius: 8px; background: var(--we-red); color: #fff !important; text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.2; } .we-arrow { font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1; } .we-member { margin: 10px 0 0; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.35; } .we-member a { color: var(--we-red); text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; } .we-member a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } @media (max-width: 680px) { .we-meter { padding: 18px 20px; margin: 20px auto; } .we-meter::after { width: 48%; opacity: .15; } .we-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; } .we-actions { text-align: center; } .we-member { margin-top: 8px; } } }if (typeof CSSScopeRule == 'undefined') { const style = document.getElementById('mos-d2e7f63c-7dd5-4b4c-aa5c-7f9468c91cd9-style'); if (style) { style.textContent = style.textContent.replace(/^@scope (#mos-d2e7f63c-7dd5-4b4c-aa5c-7f9468c91cd9) { /, '').replace(/}$/, '');}} In-depth coverageas the midterms take shape. 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