By Karla Ward - kward1@herald-leader.com
Herald Leader (Lexington, Kentucky, USA)
A 25-year-old Georgetown man has pleaded guilty in a Cambodian marriage fraud scheme.
Justin Michael Martin was paid about $7,000 to marry a Cambodian woman to help her evade U.S. immigration laws and become a permanent resident, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release.
Martin and Phearoun Peter Em, who was also involved in the scheme, went to Cambodia in June 2004, when Martin met and agreed to marry Yota Em. Participants in the conspiracy paid for Martin's expenses on the trip, including "sexual services from a Cambodian female," according to the release.
Yota Em entered the U.S. on a K-1 visa, representing herself as Martin's fiancee, in September 2005. They were married in a civil ceremony in Lexington on March 5, 2007, but the marriage was never consummated, the DOJ said. Em and Martin were divorced on June 30, 2009.
Yota Em is currently a fugitive.
Martin pleaded guilty to marriage fraud and conspiracy to commit marriage fraud. He faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $500,000 fine.
Magistrate Judge James D. Moyer of U.S. District Court in Louisville has ordered a pre-sentence investigation, and a sentencing date has not been scheduled, the news release stated.
Justin Michael Martin was paid about $7,000 to marry a Cambodian woman to help her evade U.S. immigration laws and become a permanent resident, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release.
Martin and Phearoun Peter Em, who was also involved in the scheme, went to Cambodia in June 2004, when Martin met and agreed to marry Yota Em. Participants in the conspiracy paid for Martin's expenses on the trip, including "sexual services from a Cambodian female," according to the release.
Yota Em entered the U.S. on a K-1 visa, representing herself as Martin's fiancee, in September 2005. They were married in a civil ceremony in Lexington on March 5, 2007, but the marriage was never consummated, the DOJ said. Em and Martin were divorced on June 30, 2009.
Yota Em is currently a fugitive.
Martin pleaded guilty to marriage fraud and conspiracy to commit marriage fraud. He faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $500,000 fine.
Magistrate Judge James D. Moyer of U.S. District Court in Louisville has ordered a pre-sentence investigation, and a sentencing date has not been scheduled, the news release stated.
3 comments:
It happens a lot specially Cambodian girl who married with American guy. I know a woman in WA who married with American man then she married with a Cambodian for money while she;s living with American. Now that Cambodian get citiezenship and remarried another woman in Cambodia. That's a crook.
How can we report this?
this is probably one in a million cases all over america, and it's not necessarily involved only with cambodia, really! marriage sham happened to any nationality in america. we hear it all the time in the newspapers!
Yo.. you are stupid people out there, there are lot nationality married American citizen for real or fake to get to USA. You moron, did you know the Hispanic populations grow about 10 to 13 millions people yearly, did you know of them enter USA illegal? In this case Cambodian fake married about .0001% of the whole US. Fake or not these desire a better like you and me...
Peace you sucker....
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