European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 7 million Dollar alien wedding scheme exposed Miami a operation Matrimony netted indictments of 30 people in what officials called a Multi Mil lion Dollar ring that arranged weddings so illegal aliens could get residency authorities since 1982 hundreds of mainly paid to in bids to win Perry District director for the immigration and naturalization said on its a form of Rivkind other peo ple have waited for years to come in of 14 people arrested thursday in Broward and Palm Beach four were matchmakers and 10 were either United states residents who married for Money or the haitians who had entered into the he one of those indicted was already in jail on a murder said ins spokesmen George of the 15 not in one person was charged with being a wed Ding Arranger and the rest were accused of being phony police this operation is Large and organized and probably responsible for million to million said Rich audit Agency head fired for punishing Dod Washington up the Merit systems Protection in its toughest action since taking Over civil service duties seven years has fired the head of the pentagons contract auditing Agency for punishing a Whis spokesman Lon Anderson said on thursday the Board ordered the removal of Charles Parrett director of the defense contract audit Agency since july and fined him for taking actions against Agency Audi Tor and whistle Blower George As an auditor for the audit Agency in who is now reported suspected pricing improprieties at Pratt Whitney in Sarrett said he believed the disclosures to be whose government salary is was not available for told of the this is one of the greatest Days of my Jim a defense department said the Agency did not have an immediate this is the first time the Board has imposed this penal Anderson said at a news he said the defense department has to abide by this action but can Appeal to the the Fine was the maximum under the Board also said two other Agency Paul Atlanta regional and Arlin at Lanta regional audit also were found to have taken or recommended taking actions against Evans and Tueller were ordered demoted to no super visor positions and fined Ard a supervisor with the ins in the new residents were eligible to apply for Federal and state such As we saved the just in Dade million by uncovering this Type of Smith indictments charged marriage middlemen with several counts of defrauding the government by arranging the if they face prison terms of five years and fines of Between and on each Smith indictments charged the innate Only spouses with Var ious counts of fraud and misuse of permits and other immigration these charges carry penalties of five years in prison and a the Miami Herald reported thursday that Many of the hired spouses married More than one alien and some have married As Many As 11 times without bothering to divorce in a valid marriage to a citizen qualifies an Immi Grant for permanent residency status in the United if the marriage lasts two the new resident can then live and work inthe United states a marriage License and an interview Are often the Only proof ins officials use to determine whether a couple is legitimately  ask you everything from what color is her underwear what size who sleeps on what Side of the bed whose clothes Are on what Side of the closet docs the bed have feet or wheels on it Carmen Hernandez report edly told a pair of Herald reporters posing As a haitian with immigration problems and his Hernandez is director of Luz car immigration counsel ing and offers two weeks of intensive study to prepare a couple to answer such for the newspaper the marriage Cormoney business is booming in Dade with nearly 70 percent of the suspect couples obtaining their marriage licenses in the past the newspaper Rivkind said such schemes Are also thriving clerks who Issue the licenses recognize the same people applying Over and claiming each marriage will be their said Alice head of the county marriage License another Star for Doolittle a photo president Reagan and Barry Ner who led the first american air raid on Tokyo in pin a fourth Star on retired air Force Jimmy world War became the first fourstar general in Doolittle a medal of Honor Winthe air Force and the winners for the Louliest ads Are Washington a the red Enve Lopes were ripped open and trophies handed out just like emmy or Oscar but the winners of the first annual Harlan Page Hubbard memorial awards we rent on hand to note their selection for the years most deceptive or misleading the makers de Atrim diet Reynolds Skoal Miller Volvo string along toys and uni Den plus the beef Industry will have to pick up their Gold trophies each topped with a sometime named for a Pioneer in the advertising of Patent the Hubbards were awarded in eight categories selected by a coalition of consumer and health reporters and photographers jammed the morning though some of the ten Sion usually present at awards announce ments was missing thanks to news releases handed out in Advance listing the the event came a Day before the Adver Tising Industry annual Clio in which it honors the Best and campaigns of the the bad and awards were said Bruce Silverglade of the Center for science in the Public because of laxity on the part of the Federal Trade he said the groups Hope to pressure the Etc to renew its efforts to police deceptive advertising and at the same time to warn Consumers of the misrepresentations of the an Etc official denied any reduction in the Agency we do not share the premise that we Are doing less in the area of advertising said Wallace Etc associate director for advertising to the regulating advertising is one of our priority issues at the the first Hubbard went to de Atrim diet which had been chosen by the Wom ens National health the group charged that de Atrim ads claim Safe weight but fail to warn Consumers that the product contains the chemical which May raise blood pressure and thus should not be used by people with hype ten Dean a spokesman for the Manu Thompson medical challenged the women stating that no scientific evidence exists linking spa and Siegal added that the de Atrim ads state that the product should be used Only in accordance with the directions and those warn that persons with hypertension should consult a doctor before using any the coalition on smoking or health made the second criticizing Reynolds for its of cigarettes and which questioned a scientific study linking smoking with heart Reynolds spokesman David Fishel said his company has offered to respond to any questions raised by the we Only urge members of the group to read the scientific criticism addressed in the he the Council on alcohol policy was Crit ical of Miller Beer ads featuring the Winner of the Indianapolis 500 which the said tends to associate alcohol with riving a race the Miller High life commercial Fea Turing Danny Sullivan in no Way connects drinking and responded Miller spokesman Steve at no time in the commercial does the Driver endorse or handle our Miller in no Way con Dones drinking and driving or alcohol abuse of any Volvo was named in the Auto category for its ads for the 760 which the Center for Auto safety charged could tend to encourage reckless driving because of the High Speed action this is particularly distressing because of the change from the past in which Volvo ads have tended to feature the strength and safety of their said Dan Howell of the Volvo officials declined to respond to the Crit in the food Center for science in the Public interest renewed its criticism of the beef Industry councils beef gives strength these ads imply that beef is a healthy the centers Bonnie Liebman while failing to note the presence of fat in red which has been linked to heart disease and in Tom Mcdermott of the beef Industry group said the advertising specifically states beef should be part of a balanced diet and shows a proper three ounce serving of trimmed he is consistent with health and dietary