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  "schema_version": 1,
  "slug": "doj-green-card-marriage-scheme",
  "title": "DOJ Green CARD Marriage Scheme",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/doj-green-card-marriage-scheme/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/doj-green-card-marriage-scheme.json",
  "summary": "Department of Justice dismantles a long-running nationwide marriage-fraud scheme with indictments/arrests (DOJ press release + local reporting).",
  "why_now": "A contemporaneous DOJ press release and amplifying local stories created a timely cluster of reporting that triggered public searches and media attention.",
  "evidence_summary": "Direct government enforcement action and official DOJ communications create a political/legal controversy signal—public interest driven by indictments and immigration-fraud enforcement.",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Political Controversy",
  "collected_at": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:40:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Political Controversy",
  "score": 75.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "11 Defendants Charged in Dismantling of Decade-Long Nationwide Marriage Fraud Scheme - Department of Justice (.gov)",
    "11 New Yorkers arrested in alleged green card marriage scheme, DOJ says - PIX11"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "11 Defendants Charged in Dismantling of Decade-Long Nationwide Marriage Fraud Scheme - Department of Justice (.gov)",
      "source": "Department of Justice (.gov)",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirgFBVV95cUxQMUpUd0hVeTZGYzFmeDdYWEFDQ1VCXzBqTF9MNE1pZTJyREVhTF9TcGZvZEItREhDemgyUjg0QVJ1UEdpTnlDczBGMHdETVNnZmpGRFRpTlQ3Q09FTV9ZWEVkdXhRQjJtRGk4QV82Mnl2LTNoOVp0MHZuRDFLQTVQckNHMFFQcWVoM2Vma0hnRDdFMVdnVnAyMkhjb3QyT1d3YWxuVkU2YWxhZlhfZ3c?oc=5"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "record_id": "202608130700_signal_Quality-7-doj-green-card-marriage-scheme",
    "batch_id": "202608130700",
    "input_files": {
      "Quality": "202608130700_signal_Quality.txt",
      "Musk": "202608130700_signal_Musk.txt",
      "Kurzweil": "202608130657_signal_Kurzweil.txt",
      "Jobs": "202608130656_signal_Jobs.txt",
      "Buffett": "202608130655_signal_Buffett.txt",
      "Bezos": "202608130655_signal_Bezos.txt"
    }
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}