ICE Dismantles Marriage Fraud Operation; 4 Charged

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has dismantled a nationwide marriage fraud operation that resulted in four people being hit with federal charges in connection with facilitating visa and marriage fraud.

The sham marriages were arranged to help those who entered the U.S. illegally gain immigration benefits, ICE announced Monday.

Ella Zuran, 65, Tatiana Sigal, 74, and Alexandra Tkach, 41, of New York City, along with Shawnta Hopper, 33, of Sicklerville, New Jersey, are alleged to have been the ringleaders of the operation. Zuran, Sigal, and Tkach were arrested and charged in March. 

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