Woman found chained to bed in North Dakota apartment, suspects allegedly held her captive for 2 years to obtain immigration benefits

Investigators identified the suspects as Arturo Calzada Becerril, 40, and Erendira Amoles, 41. (Cass County Jail)

A maintenance worker’s decision to report muffled cries for help led police to rescue a woman who investigators say had been chained to a bed and held captive for nearly two years inside a Fargo, North Dakota, apartment. Authorities arrested two suspects after the woman alleged she was repeatedly beaten and sexually assaulted while being … Read more

US government charges 11 people in scheme to obtain green cards through sham marriages

US government charges 11 people in scheme to obtain green cards through sham marriages

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice has charged nearly a dozen people with participating in a multimillion-dollar scheme to help hundreds of Chinese nationals fraudulently obtain green cards through sham marriages to U.S. citizens, officials said Wednesday. US government charges 11 people in scheme to obtain green cards through sham marriages American citizens were paid … Read more