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Marriage on paper, Albanian and American woman accused by the US of fraud

Politiko 2025-05-29 12:47:14

Marriage on paper, Albanian and American woman accused by the US of fraud

An Albanian citizen has been charged with marital fraud along with his American wife. Both are accused of making false statements on forms submitted to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, as announced by U.S. Attorney Alina Habba.

The defendants are Elvis Harizaj, 25, of Cherry Hill, and Natasha Flores, 27, of Newark.

According to the documents presented in these cases and the statements made in Court:

Harizaj is a citizen of Albania and entered into a sham marriage with Flores in order to obtain permanent residency in the United States. On forms filed with USCIS, Harizaj falsely stated that he was living with Flores, and Flores falsely stated that she had never been married before. Flores, in fact, had been previously married to a Brazilian citizen who obtained U.S. citizenship based on his marriage to Flores. In addition, Harizaj was charged with marriage fraud.

The charges of false statements and marital fraud carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and a term of three years of supervised release.

U.S. Attorney Habba attributed the investigation to special agents of National Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Ricky J. Patel.

The charges and allegations contained in the lawsuit are merely allegations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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