Three men recently pleaded guilty to an immigration scam to procure visas for foreign nationals if the latter agreed to purchase home-construction companies.<\/p>\n
Richard A. Murdoch, of Florida, pleaded guilty to fraud and tax evasion. Two U.K. residents, Hugh Morgan and Christopher A. Barrett, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit immigration fraud.<\/p>\n
The men owned and operated a business called Royal Development, which served as a front organization for the lucrative immigration. According to the Department of Justice, the men promised foreign nationals living arrangements and help with immigration documents if the foreign nationals agreed to purchase construction businesses in Florida.<\/p>\n
The conspirators advised foreign nationals that that the conspirators would file all of the immigration and visa paperwork, as well as help foreign nationals adjust to life after moving to the United States. The conspirators also promised that once the immigrants had purchased a construction company, the immigrants would receive help running it.<\/p>\n