Woman married to 6 different men after scamming over a dozen to give her money for fake sick relatives so she could roll the dice: Cops

A Chinese pistillate who allegedly ran a matrimony scam retired of Nevada is expected to plead blameworthy a period aft she was caught by authorities.

Prosecutors said Jiaying Chen, 33, is expected to participate a blameworthy plea astatine an upcoming tribunal quality successful Las Vegas, Nevada, which volition effect successful convictions for bigamy and obtaining wealth nether mendacious pretenses successful excess of $100,000.

According to an apprehension study obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Chen scammed much than a twelve men into marrying her and giving her ample sums of money. Between 2019 and 2024, Chen applied for 14 matrimony licenses astatine the Clark County Marriage License Bureau, and 7 matrimony certificates were issued.

Local Fox affiliate KVVU reported that Chen is presently joined to six antithetic men.

Detectives with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department arrested Chen connected June 4, saying that they intercepted different scam marriage. KVVU reported that the detectives received a extremity that Chen was gathering a antheral astatine a Las Vegas edifice to sermon getting married.

Police said that aft they arrested Chen, they recovered a U.S. passport and a Nevada driver's licence that had Chen's representation but displayed the sanction "Vicky Liang." A hunt for that sanction matching the accusation connected some documents did not output immoderate results with the Department of Motor Vehicles. However, a hunt for the alias yielded respective results astatine the Clark County Marriage License Bureau. The fake documents were provided arsenic recognition for 8 matrimony applications.

According to police, astir of those applications were filed betwixt April and June of this year. The Clark County Marriage License Bureau flagged Chen's applications to constabulary successful 2024, and she was arrested. She posted enslaved and ne'er showed up to tribunal again.

When constabulary spoke to the men Chen married, they recovered a pattern: Chen would allegedly link with men connected societal media and dating apps, and aft a abbreviated time, she would suggest getting married. Chen would yet inquire for thousands of dollars, claiming that she wanted to nonstop the wealth to sick relatives successful China, according to the allegations.

After receiving the money, Chen would allegedly either annul the matrimony oregon simply chopped disconnected each interaction with the husband. One antheral gave Chen $40,000, different gave her $23,000, and a 3rd gave her $20,000. Another of Chen's victims said helium and his household saved up $30,000 aft Chen said she wanted to bargain a house. No 1 got their wealth back.

One unfortunate told constabulary that 2 weeks aft Chen got her five-figure sum from him, she told him she "didn't privation to beryllium joined anymore to him," per the apprehension report.

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Not each the men followed done connected getting joined to Chen, constabulary said erstwhile they questioned her successful 2024. Chen told constabulary astatine the clip that she would record for matrimony licenses, but immoderate of those men did not wage her. Those applications did not output matrimony certificates.

While 1 unfortunate annulled his matrimony to Chen aft uncovering retired astir her different husbands, immoderate of her astir caller victims person nary volition of cutting ties with her. Police said 1 man, whose matrimony licence was issued connected April 23, said helium was inactive joined to Chen. Another man, whose licence was issued connected May 21, gave Chen $30,000 and plans to enactment joined to her.

Chen besides told constabulary that she targeted men successful Las Vegas due to the fact that "it is truthful casual to get married" there.

According to the apprehension report, constabulary said Chen had mislaid successful excess of $300,000 astatine the Wynn casino, and it "appears the wealth she has obtained goes to gambling and not relatives overseas."

Chen is presently successful custody astatine the Clark County Correctional Center, wherever she is being held connected $100,000 bond.