83 in Florida accused of Marriage Scam

[Simoni]

I think we all get upset over all the questioning our wives are put through from Homeland Security.

But the fact is that the system is ripe with fraud, and the US government has to try to catch "fake" marriages.

Note this story today:

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/09/marriage.fraud.ap/index.html

An excerpt: 

"Immigrants, Americans and company officials were among the 83 arrested. The immigrants paid as much as $10,000, while the U.S. citizens were offered up to $2,500, U.S. Attorney Robert O'Neill said.

The couples were coached on how to pass immigration checks with fake answers, even though in some cases they didn't speak the same language as their purported spouse, officials said. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials who review each citizenship-conferring marriage to ensure legitimacy tipped off federal agents in many cases."