A Filipino woman who faked her own death in the Philippines and stole her sister’s identity in order to get a US passport was arrested and may lose her US citizenship.
Emilita Arindela, 43, who lives in Mount Desert Island in Bangor, Maine in the US, was sentenced to 10 days in jail for making a false statement on her passport application and using her sister’s identity, WGME reported.
Prosecutors said that, when she married an American in 2000, Arindela was already married in the Philippines. The woman left her first husband due to abuse she suffered, but she was unable to get a divorce as it is not permitted in the Philippines.
Arindela then moved to the US in 2002 and took on her sister’s name and date of birth. In 2009, after gaining citizenship, Arindela had her name changed from her sister’s name to her real name. A year later, she applied for a US passport using her “new” name.
Despite hiding her identity for years, Arindela received a 10-day jail term, which she has already served, and one year of supervised release for making false statements on her passport application. She may also have her citizenship revoked.
In the US, the maximum penalty for making false statements is 10 years in prison and a fine of US$250,000.
Give her 10 years in prison, which is like heaven com[ared to a Philippine prison or the many abject slums in that sh*thole country. Then deport her to Tondo, Manila.
Give her 10 years in prison, which is like heaven com[ared to a Philippine prison or the many abject slums in that sh*thole country. Then deport her to Tondo, Manila.
Just be honest no need to lie about your identity. If you lie you will get the consequences that come with it.
Just be honest no need to lie about your identity. If you lie you will get the consequences that come with it.
So sad and true.
So sad and true.
The Phil Govt has no jurisdiction if the second marriage was done outside the Philippines.
The Phil Govt has no jurisdiction if the second marriage was done outside the Philippines.
I know someone who almost had the same case all he wanted was to set the records straight but he was ignored. Unfortunately he died and was never given justice???? May He Rest In Peace
I know someone who almost had the same case all he wanted was to set the records straight but he was ignored. Unfortunately he died and was never given justice???? May He Rest In Peace
Liza VR we can only file adultery if we are to implead the foreign husband..the trouble is…it is hard to acquire jurisdiction over the person of the foreigner…
Liza VR we can only file adultery if we are to implead the foreign husband..the trouble is…it is hard to acquire jurisdiction over the person of the foreigner…
anywhere shes must be a PINAY
anywhere shes must be a PINAY
When a man left his wife and married another Filipina in the US, how can the wife in the Philippines file a complaint against him?
When a man left his wife and married another Filipina in the US, how can the wife in the Philippines file a complaint against him?
Adultery
Adultery
If the woman is married in the Philippines, then getting married in USA, having her dual citizenship ,is she still married under philippine law , and her marriage here in Philippines is not yet annulled, what grounds can we charge the woman
If the woman is married in the Philippines, then getting married in USA, having her dual citizenship ,is she still married under philippine law , and her marriage here in Philippines is not yet annulled, what grounds can we charge the woman