A Massachusetts man has been charged with allegedly accepting payment in a marriage fraud scheme designed to help a Chinese national in Ohio obtain a U.S. green card.
Jingming Chen, 31, a U.S. citizen from Quincy, Massachusetts, is charged with conspiracy to commit marriage fraud and immigration document fraud, prosecutors announced on Oct. 16.
Prosecutors alleged that the fraud scheme involved Chen and a female co-conspirator living in Aurora, Ohio.
According to the indictment, the woman entered the United States on a B-2 tourism visa in January 2020 and overstayed.
On Jan. 6, 2025, the two exchanged text messages outlining a payment schedule for the alleged fraud scheme, according to the indictment. …