US penalty for assisting aliens in obtaining a greencard via hoax marriage..??? My girlfriends may be in trouble!!! Anyone want to comment?

Submitted by Jan (United States), Apr 15, 2008 at 13:59

I am aware of some close friends that are very young...18 year old American girls...they have been approached by Jordanian and Serbian men to marry them in order to get their US green card. They have known them for a few years. Now they are of age. I know this is illegal, but what is the penalty for the girls?

Also, what is the right thing to do? What if these guys are terrorists? What if they are close friends looking for a last resort to stay in the USA rather than return to much pain and suffering in their regions? These girls really care about their male friends, but they are naive and just stupid at this age. One girl is not receiving anything in return but gratitude...ha ha.. the other may get a new car...(now that would be a redflag to the FEDS..) for helping a few really nice hardworking fellows obtain a legal way to remain in the USA.

Also one of these girls is not the most attractive girl (the one eager to help for nothing, to say the least)...and the men are somewhat handsome...they treat them so nice and make them feel loved and wanted when other men do not notice they exist.. I do not want to upset the girls but I am scared for them and their future should they go through with this. Also, the men are taking a much bigger risk....prison, a $250,0000 fine or more, deportation...etc.???...am I right about this penalty? What should I do?

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