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| LOS ANGELES — The investigation into the San Bernardino massacre produced criminal charges on Thursday against three people tied to one of the gunmen, including his brother, for immigration law violations connected to a sham marriage. | LOS ANGELES — The investigation into the San Bernardino massacre produced criminal charges on Thursday against three people tied to one of the gunmen, including his brother, for immigration law violations connected to a sham marriage. |
| Federal prosecutors announced the indictments of Syed Raheel Farook; his wife, Tatiana Farook; and her sister, Mariya Chernykh. | Federal prosecutors announced the indictments of Syed Raheel Farook; his wife, Tatiana Farook; and her sister, Mariya Chernykh. |
| On Dec. 2, Mr. Farook’s brother, Syed Rizwan Farook, and Syed Rizwan’s wife, Tashfeen Malik, armed with assault rifles and pipe bombs, carried out an attack on a social services center in San Bernardino, Calif., killing 14 people. The couple then died in a shootout with the police. | On Dec. 2, Mr. Farook’s brother, Syed Rizwan Farook, and Syed Rizwan’s wife, Tashfeen Malik, armed with assault rifles and pipe bombs, carried out an attack on a social services center in San Bernardino, Calif., killing 14 people. The couple then died in a shootout with the police. |
| Two weeks later, the authorities arrested Enrique Marquez Jr., a longtime friend of Syed Rizwan Farook, and charged him with multiple felonies, including immigration fraud and making a “straw purchase” of a gun for Mr. Farook. Officials said Mr. Marquez had told investigators that he had agreed to enter into a sham marriage in 2014 with Ms. Chernykh, a Russian immigrant who was the sister-in-law of Syed Raheel Farook, so that she could live in the United States legally, and that in return he was paid $200 a month. | Two weeks later, the authorities arrested Enrique Marquez Jr., a longtime friend of Syed Rizwan Farook, and charged him with multiple felonies, including immigration fraud and making a “straw purchase” of a gun for Mr. Farook. Officials said Mr. Marquez had told investigators that he had agreed to enter into a sham marriage in 2014 with Ms. Chernykh, a Russian immigrant who was the sister-in-law of Syed Raheel Farook, so that she could live in the United States legally, and that in return he was paid $200 a month. |
| The new indictment levels five criminal charges at Ms. Chernykh, 26, that are linked to the sham marriage and carry a maximum prison term of 25 years. They include fraudulent use of immigration documents and lying to federal agents. | The new indictment levels five criminal charges at Ms. Chernykh, 26, that are linked to the sham marriage and carry a maximum prison term of 25 years. They include fraudulent use of immigration documents and lying to federal agents. |
| Her sister, Tatiana Farook, and Syed Raheel Farook are also charged in one of those counts, conspiracy to make false statements under oath on government documents, and face a maximum sentence of five years. | Her sister, Tatiana Farook, and Syed Raheel Farook are also charged in one of those counts, conspiracy to make false statements under oath on government documents, and face a maximum sentence of five years. |
| In a statement, the United States attorney’s office in Los Angeles said the pair had “participated in the conspiracy by, among other things, witnessing Marquez and Chernykh’s wedding, taking staged family pictures of Marquez and Chernykh, establishing a joint checking account for Marquez and Chernykh, and creating a backdated lease for Marquez and Chernykh to create the illusion that they shared a marital residence with Syed Raheel Farook and Tatiana Farook.” | In a statement, the United States attorney’s office in Los Angeles said the pair had “participated in the conspiracy by, among other things, witnessing Marquez and Chernykh’s wedding, taking staged family pictures of Marquez and Chernykh, establishing a joint checking account for Marquez and Chernykh, and creating a backdated lease for Marquez and Chernykh to create the illusion that they shared a marital residence with Syed Raheel Farook and Tatiana Farook.” |