Fake Wedding Immigration Scheme: Kansas City Man Gets Prison

KANSAS CITY, MO — A Kansas City, Missouri, man who helped spearhead a scheme to help African nationals avoid immigration laws by arranging bogus marriages has been sentenced to three years in federal prison.

Delmar Dixon, 49, pleaded guilty in March to conspiracy and falsely swearing in an immigration matter. He was sentenced Thursday in Kansas City.

Dixon admitted to arranging up to 40 phony marriages — including his own. He charged $1,000 upfront and another $1,000 after the wedding was complete. The immigrants were asked to pay their spouses $250 a month until the immigration process was complete.

Five co-defendants also pleaded guilty, two of whom were also sentenced to prison.

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