Queens Minister Pleads In Sham Marriage Scheme

Cameron Lloyd, 56, a minister, has pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud in connection with a sham marriage scheme that netted the participants more than $1 million.

Prosecutors said that Beverly Mozer-Browne owned and operated a business in Queens called Help Preparers Professional Services(HPPS) that purported to offer its customers assistance in a variety of financial and legal matters. In fact, the primary business at HPPS was fraudulently procuring permanent resident documents or "green cards," from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), formerly known as the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), in exchange for fees ranging from $8,000 to $16,000.