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Three people linked to San Bernardino mass shooting were arrested, FBI
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Three people linked to the couple responsible for December's mass shooting in San Bernardino, California were arrested on Thursday on conspiracy, marriage fraud and other charges unrelated to the massacre, U.S. prosecutors said.
The
trio included Syed Raheel Farook, whose brother Syed Rizwan Farook and
sister-in-law, Pakistan-born Tashfeen Malik, killed 14 people in a rampage that
authorities have said was inspired by Islamist militants.
Attorneys
for the three did not immediately return calls seeking comment. But officials
said the charges against them stemmed from an immigration-related investigation
that spun off their probe into the massacre.
U.S.
Navy veteran Syed Raheel Farook, 31, his wife, Tatiana Farook, 31, and her
sister Mariya Chernykh, 26, were arrested by federal agents after being charged
with conspiracy to make a false statement to immigration officials while under
oath, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a statement.
The
investigation found that in 2014 Enrique Marquez, who had been a friend of Syed
Rizwan Farook, allegedly agreed in return for payment to marry Chernykh, a
Russian citizen, so she could apply for permanent U.S. residency status,
charging documents stated.
Chernykh
also was charged with fraud and two counts of making material false statements
to federal agents.
Syed
Raheel Farook and Tatiana Farook, who like her sister is originally from
Russia, staged photos of Marquez and Chernykh to make them look like a married
couple and created a joint bank account for the two, according to the charging
documents. The Farooks were arrested at their home in Corona while Chernykh was
arrested in Ontario.
"Today's
arrests open a new phase in the process of bringing to justice all individuals
who allegedly committed crimes that were uncovered during our exhaustive
investigation," U.S. Attorney Eileen Decker said in a statement.
Marquez
was charged on Dec. 18 with conspiring with Syed Rizwan Farook in 2011 and 2012
to support a militant attack in Southern California that was never carried out.
He has pleaded not guilty.
Syed
Rizwan Farook and his wife died in a shootout with police hours after the Dec.
2 San Bernardino attack.
The
alleged sham marriage first surfaced in December, when Marquez also was charged
with defrauding immigration authorities.
Syed
Raheel Farook and Tatiana Farook, who are both U.S. citizens, if convicted of
conspiracy each face a maximum sentence of five years in prison, while Chernykh
if convicted of all charges faces up to 25 years, prosecutors said. They are
scheduled to appear in court on Thursday afternoon.
Under
U.S. law, Chernykh could also be deported to Russia if convicted.
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