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A federal judge has sentenced a Mexican actress and her husband after they admitted making false statement so she could enter the United States.

Actress Fernanda Romero and her husband, Kent Ross, were sentenced to spend 15 weekends in jail.

Romero has appeared in various films, including the 2008 supernatural thriller “The Eye,” as well as in print and television advertising campaigns, according to an affidavit filed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

According to the affidavit, a witness told authorities that Romero paid $5,000 to Ross, a musician and former pizza delivery man, to participate in a bogus marriage. Foreign spouses of U.S. citizens are eligible for legal residency status, work permits and eventually citizenship.