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2 US navy service members accused accepting cash for sham marriages with Chinese nationals

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Morgan Chambers and Jacinth Bailey are charged with conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of five years.

Morgan Chambers and Jacinth Bailey are charged with conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of five years.

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Pooja Salhotra

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- Two US navy service members are facing federal fraud charges after accepting thousands of dollars as payment for their sham marriages with Chinese immigrants, according to federal prosecutors in Florida.

Prosecutors accused Morgan Chambers and Jacinth Bailey, both female members of the navy, of participating in a scheme in which American citizens marry Chinese nationals to help them obtain green cards.

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