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Posted on 09/01/2006 8:57:29 PM PDT by nwctwx
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http://www.ice.gov/pi/news/newsreleases/articles/060907alexandria.htm
September 7, 2006
19 arrested in major marriage and immigration fraud scheme
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Nineteen of 22 charged individuals involved in a marriage and immigration fraud scheme operating in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia were arrested today as part of a three-year law enforcement task force operation.
Chuck Rosenberg, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; William Reid, Assistant Director of Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); Chief M. Douglas Scott, Arlington County Police Department; Richard Trodden, Arlington County Commonwealth’s Attorney; Colonel David Rohrer, Fairfax County Police Department; Greg Sebben, Special Agent-in-Charge, Office of the Inspector General, Department of Commerce; Charles Pine, Special Agent-in-Charge, Internal Revenue Service; Stephen Brunette, Special Agent-in-Charge, Diplomatic Security Service, Department of State; and, Phyllis Howard, Washington District Director, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, made the announcement at a press conference at the Arlington County Courthouse following the arrests.
As described in the government’s affidavit, nine defendants are alleged to have arranged marriages between aliens seeking immigration benefits and United States citizens willing to enter into a sham marriage for money. The next ten defendants are aliens who are alleged to have entered into a sham marriage to gain immigration benefits and avoid potential removal from the United States. The final three defendants are United States citizens who married aliens and are alleged to have signed false documents to assist the alien in obtaining immigration benefits through fraud.
Aliens who participated in the fraud generally paid large fees, between $2,500 and $6,000, to the defendants who facilitated sham marriages. In exchange, the aliens were introduced to United States citizens, generally on the day of the marriage. The aliens also then had assistance in filing materially false immigration paperwork. The United States citizens involved in the scheme generally were paid approximately $500 on the day of the marriage, and an additional $300 per month from the alien for approximately one year.
“U.S. Citizenship is precious, and, for those who come to our country from abroad, must be earned and not purchased” said U.S. Attorney Rosenberg.
Arlington County Police Chief Scott stated, “Alert employees in the Arlington Clerk’s Office noticed a pattern of suspicious marriages. They brought it to our attention and we began a fraud investigation. Detectives in our Vice Control Section uncovered evidence of a conspiracy and then worked closely with our federal partners to bring the suspects involved to justice.”
As alleged in the affidavit, the defendants who facilitated the sham marriages also coached the sham “couples” about how to answer questions during interviews conducted by the Department of Homeland Security, Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS-CIS).
For instance, couples were told to memorize the name of their sham spouse, learn false stories about how they met, and prepare answers to questions about on which side of the bed they sleep. In addition, to support the falsehood that a “couple” lived together, the “couple” was instructed to obtain false documents showing a shared residence. Some couples thus obtained state identification documents, utility bills, insurance documents, and bank records listing a false, shared address. Some couples were told to take photographs together so it would appear they shared a life.
"Immigration and benefit fraud is not simply a nuisance crime, it poses a serious security vulnerability and contributes to a host of other types of crimes, including identity theft and financial fraud," said William Reid Assistant Director of Investigations for ICE. "The goal of the task force is to identify, and dismantle the criminal organizations behind these highly lucrative schemes, and to let the perpetrators know that U.S. citizenship is not for sale.”
The investigation was conducted by a task force of federal and local law enforcement agencies including: the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); the Arlington County Police Department; the Fairfax County Police Department; the Diplomatic Security Service, Department of State; the Internal Revenue Service; and the Office of the Inspector General, Department of Commerce.
The task force received important assistance from several other agencies including the Fraud Detection and National Security Unit within DHS-CIS and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorneys Beth Gibson and Jeanine Linehan are prosecuting the case for the United States.
Defendants are presumed to be innocent until and unless proven guilty.
-- ICE --
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http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2006/9/7/112514.shtml
"U.S. Sanctions Chinese Airline"
Charles R. Smith
Friday, Sept. 8, 2006
"Links to PLA Missile Sales to Iran"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed new sanctions against a Chinese army-owned company. According to Bush administration officials, the company has provided support to weapons proliferators. Great Wall Airlines Company Limited, a cargo airline owned jointly by a Singaporean and a Chinese army (People's Liberation Army, or PLA) company, has been designated by the U.S. Department of Treasury as an entity that has provided support to proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
Under the designation, U.S. citizens are prohibited from all transactions with Great Wall Airlines, also known as Changcheng Hangkong. The Treasury ruling also freezes any assets Great Wall Airlines may have under U.S. jurisdiction"
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20060908-120420-6227r.htm
"Leak cost U.S. spy links to Chinese arms sales"
By Bill Gertz
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
September 8, 2006
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A former analyst for the Pentagon's intelligence service provided China with highly classified information prior to the loss of a major electronic spying operation against Beijing, The Washington Times has learned."
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=24304
"Hometown Jihad: Our Newest Citizen?"
By Patrick Poole
FrontPageMagazine.com | September 8, 2006
http://hotair.com/archives/2006/09/08/video-flashback-us-drone-had-osama-onscreen-in-2000/
"Video flashback: U.S. drone had Osama onscreen — in 2000"
posted at 12:18 am on September 8, 2006 by Allahpundit
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/005877.htm
"Revising "'The Path to 9/11'"
BY MICHELLE MALKIN · SEPTEMBER 07, 2006 06:46 PM
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1697640/posts
"'The Path to 9/11': CLINTON FAILURE TO ORDER 'PURE KILL' CUT CHANCES OF GETTING BIN LADEN IN HALF"
AP, NewsMax.com ^ | 9.8.06 | Mia T
Posted on 09/08/2006 2:49:46 AM PDT by Mia T
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http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects&Area=jihad&ID=SP128506
Special Dispatch Series - No. 1285
September 8, 2006 No.1285
"Indonesian Islamist Abu Bakar Bashir: ‘It is Not Democracy That We Want, but Allah-cracy!’"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Indonesian Islamist cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, who was released from prison in July 2006 after having been charged with complicity in the Bali terror attacks of 2002, gave an interview to Al-Jazeera in which he outlined his plans for establishing an Islamic state in Indonesia. Bashir attacked democracy and the West, and called on Muslims to wage jihad against the ruling regimes in the Muslim world. The interview appeared on August 21, 2006, on Al-Jazeera's English-language website.
The following are excerpts from the article"
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200609/CUL20060908a.html
"Lawmakers Want Investigation, Pardon for Border Agents"
By Monisha Bansal
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
September 08, 2006
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1697643/posts
"9/11 Hijackers Wanted To Avenge… Bosnia!"
Sweetness & Light ^ | September 8, 2006 | N/A
Posted on 09/08/2006 3:09:50 AM PDT by Sam Hill
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "By now you have probably heard of how Al Qaeda is celebrating the fifth anniversary of 9/11 by releasing previously unaired video of Bin Laden's meeting and preparations with some of the hijackers.
Here Aljazeera, which has aired some of the footage, provides some more information about the video's contents -- including some surprising details which our one party media will surely ignore:
Al-Qaeda video takes credit for 9/11"
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http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/Engnews/20060908/410200000020060908182813E6.html
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(LEAD) Gas leaks into Seoul subway station, wounding nearly 40 people: S. Korea
Yonhap News ^ | 09/08/06
Posted on 09/08/2006 3:23:07 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
(LEAD) Gas leaks into Seoul subway station, wounding nearly 40 people
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- Unidentified gas leaked into a subway station in downtown Seoul on Friday, injuring dozens of people, police and witnesses said.
At least 39 merchants and passers-by in an underground shopping area of the Jonggak Subway Station collapsed and were taken to nearby hospitals after inhaling the gas, which began seeping out around 4:20 p.m., police said.
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According to local reports, a heating system for hot water(could be a boiler) malfunctioned, and produced carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. The gas slowly started to spread and made people dizzy and sick. Some started to collapse. Those sent to hospital have been so far doing OK. It does not appear to be terrorist-related.
1 posted on 09/08/2006 3:23:10 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Yeah, thanks.
The latest as-sahab propaganda video is not on the 'net yet, apparently -- coming soon.
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http://www.globalcrisiswatch.com
http://www.globalcrisiswatch.com/060907.php
"As-Sahab 9/11 Documentary on the Way"
By Nick Grace
September 7, 2006
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A new video is slated to be released by al Qaeda's propaganda wing, as-Sahab media. The animated gif promotional banner for the video that has been posted on the radical Ekhlaas Forum and is awaiting a link. You will note that both Ayman al-Zawahiri and Adam Gadahn are advertised as appearing in this video. It appears to promote the 90-minute video that was leaked to al-Jazeera on Thursday, of which only 3 minutes were broadcast.
http://www.globalcrisiswatch.com/aq/060907_aljazeera.wmv
Segments of the video included in al-Jazeera's package include pre-9/11 footage of Usama bin Laden, Mohammed Atef, combat training exercises in Afghanistan and the martyr videos of 9/11 hijackers Hamza al-Ghamdi and Wail al-Shehri. The video is likely to be a documentary on the 9/11 attacks."
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Older videos ON THE NET -- A copy of the Gadahn and al-Zawahiri propaganda film divided into parts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BeEAGqxmSk&mode=related&search=
Azzam the American & Ayman al-Zawahiri Part 1
Posted September 4, 2006
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaxjES3C2dk&mode=related&search=
Azzam the American & Ayman al-Zawahiri Part 2
Posted September 5, 2006
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e5rf13P9Fg&mode=related&search=
Azzam the American & Ayman al-Zawahiri Part 3
Posted September 5, 2006
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX1J8QJ6D6w&mode=related&search=
Azzam the American & Ayman al-Zawahiri Part 4
Posted September 5, 2006
Thank you chicknhawk.
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1161.html
"PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
This information is current as of today, Fri Sep 08 2006 04:16:19 GMT-0700.
Worldwide Caution
June 06, 2006"
Pulling another all-nighter, Cindy?
Busy news night...
#385 - ping
Yep, you caught me.
I really didn't get to all the places I wanted to look at on the 'net.
I hope you have a good day, Donna.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1697670/posts
"Interrogation and Intelligence"
The Opinion Journal ^ | September 8, 2006 | Wall Street Journal
Posted on 09/08/2006 4:37:05 AM PDT by libstripper
Too bad a lot of people here won't acknowlege that there even IS a battle going on. They will be easy targets..
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