they accuse the organizers of setting up phony marriages between americans and chinese citizens making millions in the process. william la jeunesse from our west coast newsroom. reporter: these couples went to elaborate measures to fake their marriage, photos at the bridal shop, a church, memorizing birthdays, how you met. fake bank statements, apartment leases and, of course, practicing how to lie during the immigration interviews. these are just a few of the pictures from the fake bride and grooms. here s how the scam worked. a father/daughter team in pasadena posing as immigration lawyers put ads in chinese-language newspapers passing for a fee of 50 grand to get a chinese national an american to marry so they could get u.s. citizenship or permanent lawful status, usually takes about three years. now this guy, shannon mendoza, he recruited the hard-up americans who typically got about two grand up front, 400 a month until the immigration