National Guard officer forged records and stole public money to facilitate secret second marriage
Welch admitted using fake divorce papers and a government travel card to bring a Mongolian woman and her daughter to the U.S., prosecutors said.
- On Tuesday, Major Collin Welch of the D.C. National Guard pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to stealing about $54,000 in government funds and unlawfully inducing a foreign national to remain in the United States.
- The deception began in 2019 while Welch served at the U.S. Embassy in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, where he married a Mongolian woman in 2022 despite remaining legally wed to his first wife.
- To maintain his double life, Welch used a government travel card for unauthorized expenses and fabricated divorce decrees and immigration records to deceive his second wife.
- U.S. District Judge Amir Ali scheduled Welch's sentencing for December 3, while his lawyer Gregory Rosen stated the officer accepts full responsibility and agreed to forfeit the stolen $54,000.
- The plea agreement indicates Welch will likely face 10 to 16 months in prison and a fine of up to $55,000, though he could qualify for a reduced sentence.
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