HAGÅTÑA (U.S. Attorney’s Office) — Shawn N. Anderson, United States attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendants, Jung Hoon Song, a citizen of South Korea, and Bonnie Jo C. Quichocho, from Barrigada, Guam, were sentenced in the District Court of Guam for their roles in visa fraud involving U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Jung Hoon Song, age 49, pleaded guilty to Visa Fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1546(a), with a sentence of one-year probation, a $500 fine, and a $100 special assessment fee. The Court ordered Song to report to immigration officials for potential deportation proceedings.
Bonnie Jo C. Quichocho, age 50, pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Illegal Entry by False or Misleading Representation, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and 8 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(3), with a sentence of six months of probation, a $500 fine, and a $100 special assessment fee.
The defendants’ conspiracy spanned from January 2008 to May 2022. They married on December 24, 2011, and then filed a Form I‑130 Petition for Alien Relative and a G-325A Biographic Information Form with USCIS. In these documents, Quichocho and Song misrepresented that they resided together in Guam. The documents were filed for Song to obtain a Permanent Resident Card, also known as a “green card,” enabling him to live and work in the United States. Based on these petitions, Song obtained conditional permanent resident status on June 7, 2012, along with a green card.
On May 7, 2014, Quichocho and Song jointly submitted a Form I‑751 petition to remove the conditions on Song’s green card, again falsely representing that they lived together. In fact, the defendants never resided together at any time before or after their marriage, and the false statements were made to obtain immigration benefits for Song. The defendants divorced on May 17, 2018.
“Federal law enables immigrants to acquire permanent resident status after entering legitimate marriages,” stated United States Attorney Anderson. “Aliens who engage in sham marriages to gain legal status, and those who assist them, undermine the integrity of this process. We will continue to work closely with the Department of Homeland Security to combat fraud, waste, and abuse in our immigration system.”
“This sentencing is a reminder that actions have consequences under our country’s immigration laws,” said CJ Ammons, acting special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations. “HSI will continue to work alongside our federal and local partners in Guam to hold individuals accountable under the more than 400 federal laws we are tasked with enforcing.”
“USCIS will relentlessly pursue marriage fraud to protect the lawful immigration process,” stated USCIS spokesman Zach Kahler. “This outcome highlights a great partnership within federal law enforcement and our commitment to ensure that immigration benefits aren’t given to those who commit fraud against the United States.”
This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations – Guam and USCIS.
Assistant United States Attorney Rosetta L. San Nicolas prosecuted this case in the District of Guam.
