12 are arrested in fraudulent marriage ring

Carolyn Hileman - The Voice* | May 14, 2008

A 70-year-old Fort Worth woman has been identified by federal authorities as the ringleader of a three-generation family fraud ring that arranged fake marriages to U.S. citizens so foreigners could get legal permanent residence status and later U.S. citizenship. Maria Refugia Camarillo, known as “Cuca,” according to a federal indictment, “acted as the main contact for [immigrants] interested in entering into a fraudulent marriage with a member of the conspiracy.” One defendant, Diana DeLeon, 34, was married at least 24 times, according to the 29-count indictment. Camarillo, DeLeon and nine co-conspirators were arrested Tuesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with the 10th arrested in Corpus Christi.

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