A woman who married more than a dozen men in Las Vegas, often while already married, in what authorities say was a scheme to pocket gambling money, has agreed to plead guilty in a deal with prosecutors.
Jiaying Chen, 33, admitted to one count of bigamy and one count of obtaining money by false pretenses in a plea agreement filed in Clark County District Court on Thursday. Chen initially faced six counts of felony bigamy, two counts of forgery and theft as part of the scheme, court records show.
From March 2019 to May 2026, Chen submitted 15 marriage applications to the Clark County Marriage License Office, resulting in the issuance of eight marriage certificates, according to county records. Chen told authorities that she did not always marry the men listed on marriage applications because “not all of them pay,” according to the Las Vegas Review Journal, which first reported the plea deal.
Authorities allege that Chen also submitted marriage applications using the alias “Vicky Liang.” County records show that Vicky Liang filed eight additional marriage applications between April 2025 and June, resulting in seven marriage certificates.
The Review Journal, citing arrest records, reported that Chen told police he “could make up to $20,000 from a marriage.” He added that he only gets married in Las Vegas because it is easy to do so there, according to the outlet.
Chen allegedly met the men she would eventually marry on social media, according to police. It is not clear why the men agreed to marry.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department did not immediately provide arrest records to the Times. Chen's lawyer did not respond to an email seeking comment on Monday.
Prosecutors allege in a criminal complaint that Chen stole about $138,000 from at least three of the men. She had requested the money from the men to care for sick relatives, but authorities told the Review Journal that the money was actually used to gamble in Las Vegas casinos.
Authorities discovered that Chen lost $300,000 at the Wynn casino last year, the Review Journal reported.
Chen could face a maximum of 24 years in prison at a sentencing hearing next month, according to his plea agreement.
