ICE Dismantles Marriage Fraud Operation; 4 Charged
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has dismantled a nationwide marriage fraud operation that resulted in four people being arrested in connection with facilitating visa and marriage fraud.
The sham marriages were arranged to help those who entered the U.S. illegally gain immigration benefits, ICE announced Monday.
Ella Zuran, 65, Tatiana Sigal, 74, and Alexandra Tkach, 41, of New York City, along with Shawnta Hopper, 33, of Sicklerville, New Jersey, are alleged to have been the ringleaders of the operation. Zuran, Sigal, and Tkach were arrested and charged in March.
ICE Homeland Security Investigations began the investigation in April 2022 with assistance from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of State Diplomatic Security Service.
The inquiry resulted in 10 more arrests last Thursday.