A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer was sentenced to two years of probation in Seattle on Sept. 16 for helping to arrange a sham marriage for a friend so he could obtain U.S. citizenship, according to officials.
Katherine De Leon Evaristo, a 39-year-old Burien resident, agreed to a fake marriage with an acquaintance from the Philippines and was paid $20,000 so her “husband” could immigrate to the United States and obtain citizenship, according to court documents.
Evaristo, who worked at the law enforcement agency’s Office of Field Operations (OFO) component, used her position for personal gain so she could make an inquiry into her fake husband’s immigration status….