{
  "id": 694955,
  "title": "DOJ announces indictments in sham marriages case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/doj-announces-indictments-in-sham-marriages-case",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-12T19:45:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6025881-justice-department-marriage-fraud-charges/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced charges Wednesday against 11 people for their alleged involvement in a decadelong \"multimillion-dollar marriage fraud scheme\" that federal prosecutors said secured Chinese nationals permanent U.S. resident status. In an indictment filed in the Southern District of New York, federal prosecutors alleged that these people participated in an “extensive”…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}