Claim: Hannah Kobayashi May Have Been Involved in Scam Marriage

Question

"The FBI has now been pulled into the Hannah Kobayashi missing persons case after her mother discovered that she may have engaged in a secret marriage for money and turned documents over to investigators as her family desperately continues its search for her."

Answer 1

The original article from LA Magazine cites unnamed sources and the mother's suspicions. However, it doesn't provide any confirmation from the FBI. It's possible the FBI is involved especially if immigration fraud is suspected but there is no official confirmation according to Sara Azari on X who stated "We want to stress that the family has not publicly announced any information regarding an alleged marriage because we did not have the facts or the necessary documents to verify the legitimacy of this information." Most of the reports are reliant on family sources and speculation. The possible scam was uncovered by her mother, Brandi Yee, according to AOL's article. The LAPD declared Hannah as a "voluntary missing person" after evidence of her intentionally crossing into Mexico came out, days after she disappeared from LAX. This claim is misleading because it presents speculation from different parties and unverified information. While it's true that some of the elements of the story may turn out to be true, there is no current verified evidence that the marriage scam was confirmed.

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