The US Court arrested Maryam Gasanov, Azerbaijan, who entered into a fictitious marriage with a US citizen, and then joined the US Army under the contract. As reported by Haqqin.az, Gasanova recognized himself guilty one of the accusations nominated against it – a visa fraud. According to the court decision, Gasanov will be deported from the United States to Azerbaijan immediately after serving the sentence and should pay $ 41,511, which received from the United States Army.
The verdict was brought by the court of North Carolina, where Gasanova served in the army in the rank of an ordinary soldier.
According to judicial documents and other information, 35-year-old Maryam Gasanova – a citizen of Azerbaijan arrived in the United States within the framework of the educational program. Her status has expired in March 2014, and Hasanova intended to obtain a legal residence permit (Green Card) in the country, concluding a fictitious marriage. For this, the girl agreed with a US citizen and paid him $ 15,000. Officially, they got married in October 2015 in New York.
Then Hasanova and US citizen appealed to the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) on the basis of a marriage concluded with a request to change the status of Hasanova and provide her permanent residence permit to the United States. Based on the statement of Hasanov and her “husband” were invited to an interview to the USCIS office. Both assured that their marriage was voluntary and real.
According to the results of the conversation, USCIS allowed Hasanova to reside in the United States. Having received a “Green Card”, she joined the ranks of the American army and, in addition to their salary, received a monthly rent provided for married women. All this was told the prosecutor of the Eastern District of North Carolina Michael F. was after sentence.
“Plans for Hasanova bypassing US laws failed, and now it is rapidly responsible for their actions,” said Ronnie Martinez, a special internal security agent (HSI) in the states of North Carolina and South Carolina. “The protection of the integrity of the US immigration system is vital, and HSI pays the priority attention of this mission,” he added.
The case of Maryam Gasanova was investigated by the US National Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the United Target Task Forces Combating Terrorism in Fayetteville (North Carolina), the Department of Criminal Investigations of the US Army and the Department for Combating Fraud and National Security USCIS. Information about the criminal case and verdict is posted on the official website of the US Department of Justice.