A California church leader was arrested by the FBI on immigration fraud charges because of a decadeslong scheme to trick followers into becoming fundraisers and arrange sham marriages to keep them in the U.S., according to reports. The local leader of the Philippines-based Kingdom of Jesus Christ church in Los Angeles was arrested in the early morning bust along with a worker who confiscated passports of the victims of the scheme, the U.S. attorney's office said. "Most of these funds appear to derive from street-level solicitation," according to the affidavit by FBI Special Agent Anne Wetzel. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPCalls from The Associated Press to the church for comment were not immediately answered. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Source: Fox News January 29, 2020 23:15 UTC