Man in Sham Marriage Handed Record Jail Term for Passport Fraud in NZ

Man in sham marriage handed record jail term for passport fraud in NZ

By RNZ A man who pretended to be his brother for 25 years and entered a sham marriage to get citizenship has been handed the longest jail term in New Zealand...

25 years of passport fraud, plus a sham marriage

An Auckland judge has handed out the longest jail term in New Zealand history for passport fraud.

Passport fraud and sham marriage land Jahangir Alam record jail term

The age and true identity of the man, who also entered a sham marriage, remain unknown.

Passport fraud and sham marriage lands man record jail term

By rnz.co.nz and is republished with permission Bangladesh-born Jahangir Alam – whose true name is not known – was found guilty of 29 offences, which included applying for visas for his wife and mother with his false identity, earlier this year. A man who pretended to be his brother for 25 years and entered a sham marriage […] The post Passport fraud and sham marriage lands man record jail term appeared first on Kaniva Tonga News.

Man jailed for passport fraud spanning 25 years - Daily Telegraph NZ

A Bangladeshi man known as Jahangir Alam has been sentenced to four years in prison—the longest sentence in New Zealand history for passport fraud—after living under his brother’s identity for 25 years. Alam, whose real name remains unknown, committed 29 offences including forging documents, entering a sham marriage, and helping relatives obtain visas. Judge Peter Winter condemned the scale and duration of the deception, calling it complex and p…