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Zimbabwean man jailed 10yrs in UK immigration marriage fraud
26 Oct 2016 at 08:23hrs | Views
A Zimbabwean man, Clemence Marijeni (43), will languish in a United Kingdom jail for ten years.
Marijeni worked as a sports reporter for Chronicle Zimbabwe before relocating to the UK.
Clemence Marijeni, from Weston Road, Bilston was the master forger who created the fake documents to support the spurious applications for European Economic Area (EEA) resident's cards that allowed the holder to stay in the UK and claim benefits.
According to UK Crown Prosecution Services (CPS), Marijeni was "found guilty
of nines counts of conspiracy to facilitate the commission of a breach
of immigration law, one count of facilitate the commission of a breach
of immigration law, one count of possession of apparatus / an article or
material with prohibited intention and one count of forgery."
Marijeni reportedly worked with 11 other persons one of who was a senior pastor at the Kingdom of Godfire Church in Bilston.
The group reportedly created packs for individuals that contained forged passports, wage slips and bills. They would then charge between £2,500 and £3,500 for each pack.
Marijeni worked as a sports reporter for Chronicle Zimbabwe before relocating to the UK.
Clemence Marijeni, from Weston Road, Bilston was the master forger who created the fake documents to support the spurious applications for European Economic Area (EEA) resident's cards that allowed the holder to stay in the UK and claim benefits.
Marijeni reportedly worked with 11 other persons one of who was a senior pastor at the Kingdom of Godfire Church in Bilston.
The group reportedly created packs for individuals that contained forged passports, wage slips and bills. They would then charge between £2,500 and £3,500 for each pack.
Source - online
