Six Massachusetts suspects were charged on Wednesday for their roles in an alleged scheme to arrange sham marriages to help illegal immigrants fraudulently obtain lawful immigration status.

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The scheme allegedly spanned over a decade and made the conspirators millions of dollars.

The six suspects face federal charges of conspiracy to harbor illegal aliens, harboring illegal aliens, conspiracy to commit marriage fraud and marriage fraud.

The defendants charged are:

  • Jennifer Gonzalez, 43, of Fall River
  • Erica Daniels, 29, of Fall River
  • Chreise Alejandro, 39, of Fall River
  • Amara Pugh, 31, of Fall River
  • Jessica Tavares, 31, of Attleboro
  • Jaylin Hill, 26, of Fall River

Gonzalez, Daniels, Alejandro, Pugh and Tavares were all arrested Wednesday morning, while Hill was already in Massachusetts State custody and was serving a sentence on a firearm offense.

Gonzalez allegedly operated a business in which illegal aliens paid her to arrange sham marriages for them to gain lawful immigration status. Gonzalez then allegedly paid Daniels, Alejandro, Tavares and Hill to enter into one or more sham marriages with illegal immigrants.

Those immigrants would then submit fraudulent documents to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Gonzalez reportedly instructed customers on how to make the marriages seem legitimate through things like taking selfies that appear to look like a married couple, setting up joint bank accounts and taking out life insurance policies.

She even allegedly required customers to sign contracts to pay for her services.

Pugh allegedly worked as the secretary for the business.

Overall, the conspiracy allegedly conducted approximately 18-20 marriages per year in its over 10 years of operation and charged $38,000-$40,000 per marriage.

The conspiracy allegedly earned Gonzalez hundreds of thousands of dollars per year.

Gonzalez allegedly admitted that she used the proceeds of the conspiracy to purchase businesses and real estate in the Dominican Republic.

She was allegedly caught on video accepting a $3,000 cash down payment for her services. Customers reportedly often paid their bills in $500 installments to their sham spouse.

While running the scam, Gonzalez allegedly spent $120,000 in SNAP benefits.

The charges of harboring illegal immigrants and conspiring to do so each carry up to 10-year prison sentences with $250,000 in fines. The charges of marriage fraud and conspiracy to commit it each carry potential five-year prison sentences and $250,000 fines.