Yuliya Kalinina

A page from Yuliya Kalinina's passport. She advertised on Craigslist: "Green Card Marriage -- Will pay $300/month. Total $15,000. This is strictly platonic business offer, sex not involved." After nearly two years of what federal prosecutors allege is a sham marriage, Kalinina and her 30-year-old husband, Benjamin C. Adams, were arrested last week at separate residences. An investigator said it was the first case he was aware of in which people had allegedly used the Internet to arrange a fraudulent marriage in hopes of obtaining a green card.

A page from Yuliya Kalinina's passport. She advertised on Craigslist: "Green Card Marriage -- Will pay $300/month. Total $15,000. This is strictly platonic business offer, sex not involved." After nearly two years of what federal prosecutors allege is a sham marriage, Kalinina and her 30-year-old husband, Benjamin C. Adams, were arrested last week at separate residences. An investigator said it was the first case he was aware of in which people had allegedly used the Internet to arrange a fraudulent marriage in hopes of obtaining a green card.

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