Little Water Man Sentenced for 2024 Shooting

"United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, Attorney General for the United States, Todd Blanche, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), Pete Gizas, Director of U.S."

"At the time the defendants were arrested, law enforcement executed premises search warrants at locations in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, Flushing, Queens, and Staten Island. * * * AMY CHENG, 72, of Brooklyn, New York, XIAO MEI CHAN, 64, of Queens, New York, CHRISTINE LU, 52, of Queens, New York, JING YAN YE, 43, of Staten Island, New York, XIAO YAN CHEN, 48, of Brooklyn, New York, GANG ZHENG, 61, of Queens, New York, ANTHONY CHENG, 47, of Staten Island, New York, MICHELLE DUENAS, 35, of Staten Island, New York, ANGELA DUENAS, 26, of Staten Island, New York, SIGRID CETINO, 32, of Peekskill, New York, and ERIKA JOHNSON, 43, of Ossining, New York, have each been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit marriage fraud and immigration fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, and one count of conspiracy to encourage the unlawful residence of aliens in the United States, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison."

"The maximum potential sentences in this case are prescribed by Congress and provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendants will be determined by the judge."