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RIVERSIDE, CALIF.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"DepartmentSyed Raheel Farook, the brother of deceased San Bernardino attacker Syed Rizwan Farook, plead guilty Tuesday in federal court in an immigration fraud case stemming from the investigation of the December 2, <\/span>2015 attack in San Bernardino, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The terrorist attack left 14 people dead and 22 wounded.<\/span><\/p>\n

Syed Raheel Farook, 31, of Corona, California, plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit immigration fraud before U.S. District Judge Jesus Bernal, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

Syed Raheel Farook is facing up to five years in federal prison, a fine of up to $250,000. \u00a0Syed Raheel Farook is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 13.<\/span><\/p>\n

Syed Raheel Farook; his wife, Tatiana Farook; and his sister-in-law, Mariyah Chernykh, were charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in April 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

All three were charged with conspiracy to knowingly make under oath a false statement with respect to a material fact in an application, affidavit, and other document required by the immigration laws and regulations of the United States, and to commit perjury.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Syed Raheel Farook’s brother, Syed Rizwan Farook, is believed to have carried out the shooting with his wife, Tashfeen Malik, 27. Both of them were killed by police.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Syed Raheel Farook, enlisted in the <\/span>the Navy in August 2003 and left in August 2007, Buzzfeed reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

He received the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon during his service, the report says.<\/span><\/p>\n

Farook was on duty on the USS Enterprise as an information system technician and served in the Surface Warfare Officer School Unit and the Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill.<\/span><\/p>\n

Records show that he was an Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist and won the Good Conduct Medal, according to BuzzFeed.<\/span><\/p>\n

From late 2014 and continuing through February 2016, the three defendants conspired with Enrique Marquez Jr. to obtain immigration benefits for Chernykh by arranging and carrying out a fraudulent marriage between Chernykh, a Russian citizen, and Marquez, a U.S. citizen. The conspirators allegedly made false statements in immigration documents submitted on Chernykh\u2019s behalf.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the conspiracy count, Chernykh is charged in the indictment with two counts of making false statements under oath in immigration documents and one count of making false statements to federal agents about the scheme. <\/span><\/p>\n

A trial for Tatiana Farook and Chernykh is currently scheduled for March 28.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfin Malik, were killed during a shootout with law enforcement.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Marquez was charged in a separate federal indictment with participating in the marriage fraud scheme, as well as plotting with San Bernardino attacker Syed Rizwan Farook in 2011 and 2012 to carry out attacks in the Inland Empire. <\/span><\/p>\n

Marquez is also charged with supplying two firearms that Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfin Malik, later used in the San Bernardino attack. During a shootout with law enforcement, the couple was killed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marquez is scheduled to go on trial before Judge Bernal on Sept. 26.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s guilty plea is the result of the thorough investigation into the brutal attack in San Bernardino that took the lives of 14 innocent Americans and tragically affected many more shooting victims and family members,\u201d said United States Attorney Eileen M. Decker. <\/span><\/p>\n

Adding,\u201cLaw enforcement and prosecutors in my office continue to seek justice for the victims and the entire community of San Bernardino by uncovering and prosecuting all of the criminal activity related to the terrible events of December 2. As I have said many times, we are committed to leaving no stone unturned in this investigation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe false statements Mr. Farook admittedly made allowed others to cut the line to attain citizenship ahead of legitimate applicants,\u201d said Deirdre Fike, the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI\u2019s Los Angeles Field Office. \u201cThis guilty plea should serve as a message for anyone contemplating similar activity that flouting the immigration laws of the United States has serious consequences.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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****The investigation in this case was conducted by the Joint Terrorism Task Force in Riverside, which includes the Federal Bureau of Investigation; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement\u2019s Homeland Security Investigations; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the San Bernardino Police Department; the San Bernardino County Sheriff\u2019s Department; and the United States Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

These cases are being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Jay H. Robinson, Melanie Sartoris and Deirdre Z. Eliot of the Terrorism and Export Crimes Section with substantial assistance from Trial Attorney C. Alexandria Bogle of the Justice Department\u2019s Counterterrorism Section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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