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Hong Kong – Bogus marriage intermediary of crime syndicate jailed for conspiracy to defraud (with photos)
Bogus marriage intermediary of crime syndicate jailed for conspiracy to defraud (with photos) ****************************************************************************************** The Special Investigation Section (SIS) of the Immigration Department (ImmD) launched an operation codenamed “Flashspear 2020” and had successfully cracked down a bogus marriage syndicate. A total of 34 Hong Kong residents were arrested, including a 66-year-old core syndicate member arrested in September 2020, who was believed to have solicited at least 37 couples to contract bogus marriages, involving more than HK$1.5 million. The core syndicate member pleaded guilty to nine counts of conspiracy to defraud at the District Court and was sentenced to 28 months’ imprisonment today ... Read more