The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced this Monday that it is seeking to revoke the US citizenship of the daughter of a major Colombian drug traffickerwho inherited his money after his death and was naturalized in 2009.
Andrea Marroquín, 44, is one of the 17 naturalized Americans whom the Administration of President Donald Trump has recently been accused of committing fraud during his immigration process.
In a statement, the US prosecutor’s office indicated that the woman, also identified as Andrea Johana Marroquín Rubiano, obtained permanent residence in the United States. by concealing her bigamous marriage to an American citizen.
Additionally, between 2003 and 2011, the Colombian allegedly participated in a conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud, as well as money laundering, by using funds from her late father’s drug trafficking to finance fraudulent real estate transactions in Miami, Florida.
Marroquín obtained US citizenship by naturalization in 2009 after hiding his crimesthe DOJ said in a statement.
The United States has filed four lawsuits against the naturalized immigrant to revoke her citizenship, alleging, among other things, that she deliberately lied to immigration authorities and that lacked the good moral conduct necessary to become a U.S. citizen.
In the lawsuit against Marroquín, The American justice has not mentioned the name of the accused’s fatheraccording to the document reviewed by EFE.
However, it has provided data by citing a hearing on charges of money laundering and bank fraud, in which it was alleged that the defendant’s father “He was a well-known Colombian drug lord” who was murdered in 1998 or 1999.
“The accused inherited the profits of drug trafficking from her father, amounting to tens of millions of dollars” according to the transcript.
Furthermore, the American justice system assures that Marroquín’s uncle, with whom he had a close relationship, was also an important drug trafficker and He was convicted of mortgage fraud several years earlier in a Florida federal court.
The DOJ has also charged 16 other naturalized immigrants, including immigrants from Cuba, Mexico, Jamaica, India, China and the Philippines.
“When foreigners with criminal records take advantage of the naturalization process by breaking the law, there are consequences“Acting Prosecutor Todd Blanche stated in a statement.
He added that, under the strong leadership of President Donald Trump, the Department of Justice maintains “a zero tolerance policy” in the face of abuse of the citizenship process.
If these procedures are successful, the affected individuals will return to their previous immigration status and lose all rights associated with US citizenship. including protection from deportation.