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29/03/2012

Three Sentenced For Sham Marriage Plot

A Pakistani man and 2 Polish nationals have been sentenced for attempting to cheat UK immigration rules.

They were arrested on 18 August 2011 by our specialist officers investigating a suspected sham marriage ceremony planned to take place on 19 August at Newtownards register office.

Imran Javed, a 32-year-old Pakistani who was living at an address in Carryduff Co Down, was arrested after being questioned about his plans to marry Zaneta Bednarska, an 18-year-old Polish woman.

Javed who was in the UK illegally was sentenced to 16 months in prison at Newtownards magistrates court on the 22 March for seeking leave to remain in the UK by deception.

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Zaneta Bednarska, who lives in Carryduff and was the intended bride, made a full and frank admission to our officers regarding her part in the sham marriage and was sentenced at the same court to 6 months in prison suspended for 2 years for assisting unlawful immigration.

Gregorz Gonda, a 23-year-old Polish male also from Carryduff and part of the scam where he was to act as witness at the bogus ceremony was also sentenced at Newtownards magistrates court to 6 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years for assisting unlawful immigration

Earl Aiken, senior criminal investigator, UK Border Agency, said after the sentencing:

"This case shows how people are prepared to enter into a marriage with someone they barely know to help them cheat the immigration system in exchange for cash.

"The UK Border Agency is cracking down on sham marriages and those who seek to cheat immigration laws face prosecution and conviction."

Anyone who has information about suspicious marriages or other immigration crime can contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

(GK)

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"A Pakistani man and 2 Polish nationals have been sentenced for attempting to cheat UK immigration rules."