California Pastor Accused of Helping Foreigners Obtain Fraudulent Student Visas
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Immigration officials have accused a Southern California pastor of helping foreigners fraudulently obtain student visas and handing out phony diplomas at a fake graduation ceremony on a campus where they never attended class.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Wednesday that 65-year-old pastor Samuel Chai Cho Oh surrendered to authorities Tuesday.
Officials say Oh is accused of conspiracy to commit visa fraud for allegedly charging between $600 and $10,000 to help foreigners get visas on the premise they would attend the Christian university he owns in Fullerton.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities say Oh acknowledged that 75 percent of the 300 students at California Union University did not regularly attend class.
No one answered a call to the university Wednesday.