Crime Ring Used Sham Marriages to Hit Military Bases - Page Traveler

Prosecutors allege the conspirators wanted more than immigration benefits. Court papers say the group sought unauthorized access to military installations by obtaining real Department of Defense identification cards. That effort included an alleged plan to bribe a personnel office employee at Naval Air Station Jacksonville so foreign nationals could get IDs that would open base gates and restricted areas. Homeland Security Investigations said the case shows how transnational criminals can try to exploit immigration systems and military safeguards. If true, the charges describe a coordinated effort that combined immigration fraud with attempts to obtain unauthorized access to U.S. military facilities. That is the kind of risk agents say they work to prevent every day.