article_snippet: Immigration fraud schemes potentially compromise national security and cheat foreign nationals who play by the rules," Acting U.S. Attorney Stephanie Yonekura said in a statement.
article_snippet: This type of fraud against the United States will be thoroughly examined to bring those responsible to justice and to protect the integrity of our immigration system," the federal prosecutor said.
article_snippet: What we've broken up is a pay-to-stay scheme," said Claude Arnold, special agent in charge of the Los Angeles office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
article_snippet: Any scheme where someone gains access to U.S. through fraud is also a national security vulnerability," Claude Arnold said.
article_snippet: Although we don't have any information that any of these people wish to do harm to U.S., the point is anyone could take advantage of a vulnerability like this.
article_snippet: Which is why it is so important that we identify these vulnerabilities and shut these vulnerabilities down.