He has admitted that the marriage to the sister of the killer’s brother was a sham marriage to get her in the country. In the United States, sham marriage for purposes of immigration fraud is a felony.
More info on additional possible charges:
A friend of Enrique Marquez said the former neighbor of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook was paid to marry a Russian woman, ABC News reports.
Nick Rodriguez said Marquez told him he received $5,000 to $10,000 for marrying the woman who is the sister of Farook’s brother’s wife.
Marquez married a Russian woman named Mariya, whose sister is married to Farook’s older brother, in November 2014.
But officials said there is little evidence that Marquez and his wife acted like a couple.
Authorities believe the marriage was faked in an attempt to help the woman stay in the U.S.