Officials: Fort Bragg soldier deported after sham marriage
A Fort Bragg soldier was ordered to be deported from the United States on Tuesday after authorities found she falsified marriage records to gain citizenship, officials said.
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Maryam Movsum Hasanova pled guilty to one count of visa fraud on Oct. 20 after prosecutors say she paid a U.S. citizen $15,000 to marry her.
Hasanova, a 35-year-old from Azerbaijan, lied on forms from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to gain status as a legal permanent resident in America.
She attested under oath that the marriage was in good faith and was given full residency, officials said.
After obtaining her green card, she joined the U.S. military and began collecting housing benefits for a married couple. Hasanova was also ordered by a judge to pay more than $41,000 in restitution to the United States Army for collecting those benefits.
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