Federal Indictment Says Chinese Marriage‑Fraud Ring Recruited U.S. Navy Sailors and Sought Illicit Base IDs
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A federal indictment alleges a Chinese transnational gang ran a marriage‑fraud ring that recruited U.S. Navy sailors and other service members into sham marriages to obtain immigration benefits, using staged photos and a three‑payment scheme (up‑front, upon status approval, and after divorce). The indictment also says the group sought unauthorized base access and Department of Defense IDs through a bribery plot — Navy reservist Raymond Zumba allegedly drove to NAS Jacksonville on Feb. 13, 2025 with co‑defendants to solicit real but illicit IDs via a personnel‑office contact — and several former service members have pleaded guilty, with sentencing pending.
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