Craigslist marriage scheme busted

November 30, 2007 6:12 AM PST – Posted by Andy Smith
A Russian woman was arrested after leasing a 2006 Mustang for her "husband," a man who responded to her "green card marriage" ad on Craigslist. In the classified ad she promised $15,000 and no sex in return for marriage, but the man settled for a car. They were married by her boyfriend who had become a minister over the Internet.

Read the full story at the Smoking Gun.

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