A 21-page federal indictment secured in New York's Southern District alleges a marriage fraud operation involving more than 1,000 sham marriages between Chinese nationals and U.S. citizens from 2016 to 2026. Facilitators Amy Cheng, Xiao Mei Chan, and Gang Zheng are named in the charging document, with payments to facilitators reported up to approximately $100,000 per case and commissions around $5,000. Sources conflict on whether charges were filed against 11 people or arrests made of 10 suspects.