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    Four accused of sham marriage by immigration

    Oct. 27, 2007, 1:25PM
    Four accused of sham marriage by immigration

    BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Two Americans and two Israelis accused by immigration authorities of entering into sham marriages are scheduled to appear in court Monday.

    Jessica Martinez, a U.S. citizen, and her Israeli husband Eldad Efraim; and Ray Richard Vega, a U.S. citizen, and his Israeli wife, Miri Smoler, are charged with "knowingly enter(ing) into a marriage for the purpose of evading a provision of immigration laws," according to court documents. The felony charge carries up to five years in federal prison and up to $250,000 in fines.

    Both couples married in November 2004. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement allege Efraim and Smoler paid Martinez and Vega $5,000 each to enter into fraudulent marriages.

    Agents arrested the four Brownsville residents on Wednesday after executing a search warrant at a home. It's unclear if the four lived in the home.

    Martinez, Vega and Smoler were released Friday after posting $10,000 unsecured bonds each.

    The couples could not immediately be reached for comment on Saturday. It was unclear if they had attorneys.
    http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5251005.html
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