This Is Your FBI - The Marriage Racket is an episode of the American old-time radio drama program This Is Your FBI. The episode was broadcast on October 19, 1950.The episode tells the story of the FBI's investigation of a marriage racket. The racket was targeting young women who were looking for love. The racketeers would promise to find the women husbands, but they would actually marry the women to foreign criminals who were looking to gain citizenship in the United States.The FBI received a tip about the marriage racket from a young woman who had been targeted. The woman agreed to cooperate with the FBI and to go undercover as a potential victim.The woman went to one of the racketeers' offices and met with a man who promised to find her a husband. The man took the woman's money and then married her to a foreign criminal.The FBI arrested the racketeers and charged them with conspiracy to violate the immigration laws. The racketeers were convicted and sentenced to prison.The episode of This Is Your FBI that tells the story of the marriage racket is a reminder that the FBI is always working to protect the public from criminals. The episode also highlights the importance of being careful when meeting someone online or through a dating service.Note: The FBI's current website does not have any information about the case that was featured in this episode. However, the episode itself is available to listen to online.





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