U.S. Army v. E-6
Our client engaged and entered into a relationship with a Korean National while serving in Korea. Their relationship was a bit rocky. After he PCS’sd to Fort Leonard Wood, she accused of him of cheating on her. They eventually got married. She moved to Fort Leonard Wood. Their relationship problems continued, especially since our client was on “the trail.” However, much of their problems stemmed from

When she came to the U.S. she had a specific amount of time to finalize her green card as a step towards citizenship. When our client became dissatisfied with the relationship, he decided to divorce her and filed the paperwork roughly a month out from when she had to file her immigration paperwork. She countered with a sex assault allegation. Specifically, she wanted to use the Violence Against Women Act to allow her to get the green card she desired…so she made a false claim.

Thankfully we were able to obtain her texts messages with her Korean friends. We interviewed key witnesses, poured over records and learned about the immigration process in order to develop the best strategy to defend our client. Ultimately the text messages were the key. They highlighted the degree of manipulation that the alleged
victim of this case was engaging in. They also highlighted the fact that she was hiding and not sharing her money within the marriage, but the same time she complained about the fact that money was tight. Ultimately the board saw her for what she was, a manipulating liar. They found no basis to separate.