Feds Bust 83 in Florida Marriage Fraud Scam

miamimike says on May 10, 2008, 22:49:

"The cake is the first clue," said Mark Garrand, assistant special agent in charge of ICE in Orlando. "It's not real. The glasses [on the table] are not filled. And the running shoes are a nice touch, too." LOL

"There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." —President George W. Bush,

Robert Jorge says on May 10, 2008, 23:10:

I saw this on the news. It's about time they (Feds) started nailing these guys who help make it so hard for legitimate people to get their loved ones to the States.

miamimike says on May 10, 2008, 23:27:

RJ-Very True! These Scammers, of which unfortunately there are many of, ruin it for the Good Honest Folk wanting to work within the framework of our Laws.

"There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." —President George W. Bush,

dwmte7 says on May 11, 2008, 05:18:

you folks trying to get papers these days, have my condolences, you gotta long roe to hoe.

when i married over 19 yrs ago, it was a cake walk at the old embassy in downtown bogota. three days later, all papers in hand. now? you might as welll use a gun! over the years i've heard every problem imaginable. good luck to you folks.

dwmte

capt_j says on May 11, 2008, 06:57:

Why don't more Colombians get relatives to sponsor them? I'm betting most of these people have relatives who are legal residents. I get the impression the requirements for sponsorship are too high for a lot of legal immigrants to meet, is this the case?

huskie says on May 11, 2008, 07:05:

I hope they all go to jail for a long time, and so for others who will try such scamms! Hurrah for Immigration Law enforcement
Cheers

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds-"

ColombianoGringo says on May 11, 2008, 08:45:

"Why don't more Colombians get relatives to sponsor them? "

Because those types of visas can take ten years or more until a priority date is available and even then they are often denied.

RJ is right. These bastards make it hard for those trying to do things correctly.

lampltr says on May 11, 2008, 18:24:

Had an ex (Was not at the time) who's sister was a U.K. resident that desired to go to the U.S. for college (2nd time further education). Both my wife (Again at the time) and I was on the sponsorship docs and the mother and father were also U.S. residents. I was making good income both with the Gov't and civilian jobs, and the sister also had a letter from the school, but all was turned down stating not enough income in my account (I had $15K in savings)....go figure.

aztec says on May 12, 2008, 07:32:

'Why don't more Colombians get relatives to sponsor them? I'm betting most of these people have relatives who are legal residents."

Because it takes about 11 years before there is an available visa. Visa's allocation is in part based on how many Colombians are currently here already. There are just so many visa's approved each year and they are prorated. That is why it may be a hundred years before there is one legal visa for Mexicans.

elmodefoque says on May 12, 2008, 07:35:

you give away one visa and whitin 2 years, la vieja, el viejo, los tios, las tias, el hermano, las hermnas, el sobrio, la sobrina, el nieto, la nieta, el yierno, la yierno el perro y el hp gato would be here too.
Look at all the anchor colombian babies walking around USA, milllions!!!!

lpdiver says on May 12, 2008, 07:36:

Plus most of these scams are people who are already here; most illegally, and wish to legitamize themselves. Marriage to a citizen is the best path.

t

"cook some rice!"

elmodefoque says on May 12, 2008, 07:44:

my kids are the only non anchor babies, i came here with legal residencia y all that chit.
I was the first colombian to arrive, back in the late 50's.
Nearly all other colombians in USA could trace their ancestor to an illegal relative.
somebody in the family married a puerto rican or cuban after overstaying their visas .
or claimed political asylum and chit which is total bullshit
I bumped into this upper middle class family in the airport in medellin/rio negro claiming "political asylum" they dresssed and acted like their were going on a vacation to fokin disney word,
they just got over on the USA government

elmodefoque says on May 12, 2008, 07:45:

thank you!

elmodefoque says on May 12, 2008, 07:45:

or married a gringo, dumped him and then got a latino boyfriend

aztec says on May 12, 2008, 07:53:

Anchor baby? elmodefoque, I prefer the more pejorative term jackpot baby!

elmodefoque says on May 12, 2008, 07:55:

that tooo jijijijijjj

elmodefoque says on May 12, 2008, 07:58:

maybe that's the reason my kids could not give a flying crap about colombia.
they're NOT anchor/jackpot babies

ColombianoGringo says on May 12, 2008, 08:02:

I'm not an anchor baby. My cachaco parents came here legally as well.

elmodefoque says on May 12, 2008, 08:10:

back in the 50's it was easy to migrate from colombia
My dad's reason fro migrating to USA, BROKEN HEART!
My mom took off with a low life corroncho bus driver. walked away from kids, big home, car, motorcycle etc. a good solid costeno life.
my dad was a reporter for the daily planet, just kidding for a local paper.
He asked for a residencia for himself and us and whithin 6 months i was mamando frio in Manhattan NYC.
It took me nearly 3 years to get over barranquilla. I missed my city so fokin much that at 9 years old i almost jumped out our 5th floor window.
thank you!

Tinto (Moderator) says on May 12, 2008, 08:17:

So your Dad was a newspaper reporter and you had a big house and a CAR in Barranquilla. That sounds like a pretty decent life for 1950s Colombia.

Does that mean the stories about eating dirt and masturbating with the monkeys down by the river are not true?

;-)

webmanco says on May 12, 2008, 08:19:

And selling butifarra in Soledad

And he was supposely save by an International fundation

Elmo might not even be Corroncho but cachaco, y de dedo parado :-)

But, I'm going to start making some assumptions here.... Which means I might actually end up making an ass out of myself ..........Thu 04 17, 2008 11:34 am

ColombianoGringo says on May 12, 2008, 08:20:

My parents came up in the late sixties. My dad got some kind of temporary visa and came up to look for work. His brother was already here on a student visa. They both were in Texas for a while, but eventually my uncle went back to fulfill his scholarship obligations with Ecopetrol.

My dad went back to Colombia and brought my mom back, but this time to New York. That's around when I was born. He quickly found a programming job and the employer sponsored him for a permanent visa, but we eventually had to go back to Colombia for over a year to wait for the processing. Once that was done, we went back to New Jersey and three months later, he got drafted into the army. He went to Fort Polk and my mom and I headed back to Colombia. We eventually ended up in West Germany for a few years and then back to the US and settled in Texas.

elmodefoque says on May 12, 2008, 08:22:

tinto, i did all that when i lived with my mothers side of the family.
My dad's family founded barranuilla while my mothers side are a bunch of broke ass wayuu injuns

Tinto (Moderator) says on May 12, 2008, 08:23:

Ah! That's right. I forgot about Field Marshall Meisterburgher who founded Barranquilla, Avianca and Bavaria.

elmodefoque says on May 12, 2008, 08:23:

these two family still don't get along
I tend to side or indentify with my low life mother's family cus i came out 100% injun

elmodefoque says on May 12, 2008, 08:24:

i know both colombian worlds, but i prefer broke ass and ijun

elmodefoque says on May 12, 2008, 08:39:

that's field marshall wolfgang hamburger who founded barranquilla, avianca and bavaria with his best friend santo domingo

elmodefoque says on May 12, 2008, 08:47:

my lovely, very smart niece and brother as we celebrate her acceptance to Columbia University .

miamimike says on May 12, 2008, 11:49:

Elmo Says:somebody in the family married a puerto rican or cuban after overstaying their visas .
or claimed political asylum and chit which is total bullshit
I bumped into this upper middle class family in the airport in medellin/rio negro claiming "political asylum" they dresssed and acted like their were going on a vacation to fokin disney word,
they just got over on the USA government


elmodefoque says on May 12, 07:45: flag

thank you!


elmodefoque says on May 12, 07:45: flag

or married a gringo, dumped him and then got a latino boyfriend


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Hundreds of these gringo(ex) marriage cases floating around Kendall, Weston, Hallandale, Hollywood ect. You are spot on with those statements.

Nice photo of your Niece Elmo,,,and what a reason to celebrate, her being accepted to one of the Premier Schools of Jouralism, Columbia U

"There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." —President George W. Bush,

aztec says on May 12, 2008, 14:21:

Congratulation on your niece's acceptance to Columbia. One of the best. If she applies herself to her studies her future will be bright indeed!

goin_south says on May 12, 2008, 16:29:

"masturbating with the monkeys down by the river ".. jjeje..
now THAT'S an adventure I had never considered... jeje... .
no wonder you were thinking 'bout jumping out the fifth floor window ;-)

why can't the freakin Chung King Chinese just LEAVE THE FREAKN DOLLY LLAMA and Tibet ... ALONE!

lpdiver says on May 12, 2008, 16:30:

Yeah Yeah...he always threatens; but, only jumps from the basement window.

t

"cook some rice!"

Papi de Alejo says on May 12, 2008, 18:52:

Congrats to your niece. I hope she got a scholarship. My daughter graduated from Cornell last year and I still get a twitch every time a letter comes from them. It was worth every penny. I'm broke now, but glad I did it.

PdA