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Woman indicted for allegedly lying to USCIS
Federal agents arrested on Friday a woman who was indicted in federal court for allegedly making a false statement to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Evengelyn E.C. Jones was indicted on one count of visa fraud.
At a bail hearing yesterday, U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Heather L. Kennedy released Jones on a $5,000 unsecured bond after assistant U.S. attorney Ross Naughton stated that the prosecution will not push for Jones’ detention.
Jones appeared with her court-appointed counsel, Michael N. Evangelista. She pleaded not guilty.
Kennedy set the jury trial for Feb. 2, 2015.
The indictment was filed in court last Thursday but unsealed yesterday.
According to the indictment, on Sept. 16, 2010, Jones stated in a Form I-130 that an individual known as K.Y.O. was her “husband/wife”—a representation she knew was false in that she had divorced K.Y.O. in 2006.
Form I-130 refers to a U.S. citizen’s petition for an alien relative.
The indictment also includes a criminal forfeiture notice, which states that upon conviction of the visa fraud offense, Jones shall forfeit to the U.S. government any conveyance, including any vehicle and property, used in the commission of the offense.
