Immigration

Idaho Romanians face removal for immigration fraud

By Associated Press
Published November 25, 2013 5:00am ET
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Idaho Romanians face removal for immigration fraud
Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Whatcott is the lead prosecutor in criminal immigration fraud cases against eight Romanians who investigators say secured green cards and citizenship through sham marriages, falsified documents and perjury. (AP/John Miller) | John Miller

BOISE, Idaho — Eight Romanians who arrived in Idaho a decade ago face deportation after federal prosecutors say they entered sham marriages to stay illegally in America.

Some were students, lured by work at the famed Sun Valley Resort. Some were friends, siblings or cousins from mountainous Transylvania. Since then, they’ve established lives in the U.S., buying homes, having kids and starting businesses. They formed the nucleus of a tight-knit Romanian community in south-central Idaho.

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