By Andrew Wolfson
Courier-journal.com
The lure: up to $10,000 in cash and an all-expenses paid trip to a beach in Cambodia.
For the men, throw in a free trip to a Cambodian brothel; and for the women, discounted nail service at salons back in Louisville.
The mission: Marry foreign-born Cambodian nationals so they could win permanent resident status in the United States.
In an indictment made public Tuesday, a federal grand jury in Louisville has charged that 20 U.S. citizens took the bait, including residents of Louisville, Lexington and Georgetown. In all, 23 people were arrested in three states and charged with conspiring to orchestrate more than a dozen bogus marriages and attempted unions.
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