Hannah Kobayashi planned a trip to NYC to take photos at tourist attractions with her alleged “green card” husband to fool immigration officials: report

Hannah Kobayashi planned a trip to NYC to take photos at tourist attractions with her alleged “green card” husband to fool immigration officials: report

According to a report, Hannah Kobayashi, the missing photographer who was found alive on Wednesday, planned to fly to New York City with her alleged fake husband to provide evidence and deceive immigration officials that the marriage was real.

Kobayashi, 30, was traveling from Los Angeles International Airport with her ex Amun Muniz-Miranda, his own green card wife Marianne and the Argentine citizen she secretly married, Alan Cacace, reportedly because of a possible green card failure -Visa regulations.

However, the four reportedly planned the trip to make their marriages appear more legitimate.

According to a report, Hannah Kobayashi allegedly planned to fly to New York City with her alleged fake husband to provide evidence and deceive immigration officials that the marriage was real. Facebook

According to Daily Mail, the trip was planned for the couples to take lots of photos around the Big Apple’s landmarks like the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty and Central Park.

The plan, reportedly devised by Cacace, was to provide proof that their marriages were real in case immigration officials ever started profiting from the plan.

Cacace allegedly gave Kobayashi $15,000 to marry him so he could get a green card, the outlet reported.

He allegedly promised her a similar amount after the immigration documents were issued allowing him to stay in the United States.

The FBI is now viewing the case as a possible failure of the green card visa program after Kobayashi did not tell her family about her marriage.

Amun Muniz Miranda, Hannah Kobayashi’s ex Waxahachie Police Department

The alleged marriage scam went so far that the 30-year-old showed colleagues pictures of her wedding ceremony at Up ‘N Smoke in Maui before disappearing, the Daily Mail reported.

A source who worked with Kobayashi in Hawaii told The Post on Monday that the people she worked with knew about the alleged sham marriage.

“My other coworker knew but she kept it on the down low — that’s what Hannah wanted — but now it’s available to everyone,” the source said.

Kobayashi was seen on a surveillance camera at Los Angeles International Airport on November 8, 2024. Courtesy of Larie Pidgeon

Another close friend of Hannah’s also confirmed to The Post that she had married Cacace.

However, the friend did not feel that the two had a romantic relationship.

Marriage fraud is a federal crime that can result in prison sentences of up to five years.

Sara Azari, a lawyer representing the Kobayashi family, pointed out that there is no concrete evidence of the alleged marriage between her and Cacace.

“We have no legal, factual confirmation. We have no confirmation. She had never told her family that she was married,” Azari told The Post.

However, Kobayashi voluntarily got off the plane at LAX and sent worrying text messages to her family, prompting them to raise the alarm.

Kobayashi bought a ticket at a bus station in Los Angeles on November 12 and headed for the Mexican border.

Kobayashi traveled to Mexico voluntarily. Surveillance footage shows Hannah Kobayashi buying a bus ticket at LA Union Station on November 11th. FOX 11 Los Angeles/YouTube

The next day, around midday, she crossed the border into Tijuana via the San Ysidro Entrance Tunnel.

More than a month after her disappearance, her family announced Wednesday that Kobayashi had been found and was safe.

“We are incredibly relieved and grateful that Hannah is safe,” the 30-year-old’s family from Hawaii said in a statement to local media issued by an attorney.

“The last month has been an unimaginable ordeal for our family and we kindly ask for privacy as we take the time to heal and process everything we have been through.”

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