According to statements made in court, it alleged that NIKOLASHVILI operated an immigration fraud scheme through which he obtained false immigration status from U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services for approximately 50 to 60 citizens of European countries. As part of the scheme, after aliens paid NIKOLASHVILI thousands of dollars, he would arrange sham marriages between the aliens and U.S. citizens in order to obtain immigration benefits for the aliens. The U.S. citizens were paid to enter into the sham marriages.
On November 3, 2015, a grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment charging NIKOLASHVILI with one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and to commit document fraud, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of five years, and six counts of making a false swearing in an immigration matter, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years on each count.
NIKOLASHVILI was arrested on June 21, 2016. He appeared today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam in New Haven and was released on a $75,000 bond."
I was an immigration lawyer convicted of immigration fraud. I received a five year prison sentence. Are people that stupid to pay thousands for a sham marriage? Obviously from the facts of this case the answer is yes. Why? Because the immigration laws of this country are broken. Fix the laws and there will be less fraud. How much time is he facing? It depends a lot on the dollar amount he defrauded the government and if he takes the government to trial and loses, then he is looking at more time.
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