A 22-year old bogus bride, Raquel Neto Furtado De Andrade, was arrested at the registry office just before she was trying to marry her fourth husband from Nigeria.
She
was one of the most prolific fake brides in the UK, charging cash for
giving a chance to these Nigerian man to stay in the UK.According
to the police reports, she already had succeeded to marry three
Nigerians and that gave them the right to stay in the UK. The police
received a call from the registry office staff and arrived just minutes
before the fourth ceremony. The arrest took place in London, at the
Harrow register office on October 3rd, 2013. According to the checks, she had already been married 3 times and had no divorces.
She
is charged with bigamy – two counts, facilitation – 2 counts and
perjury – 1 count and will now serve a two-years sentence behind bars
and deported back to Portugal (she is Portuguese) upon her release. De
Andrade admitted the charges in February and on Tuesday, March 4th was sent to Jail.
The
groom was expelled from the UK soon after the arrest. He was a 32-year
old Nigerian national. Now the police are looking for three other
husbands to deport them from the
UK.
According
to the fact that it is relatively easy to get the right to live in the
UK – you can do that by marrying any EU national staying there, UK
becomes a destination for many of those looking for easy ways.
Statistically speaking, around 15,000 marriages every year taking place
in Wales and England are bogus.Most brides of these fake marriages come from Eastern Europe, while grooms arrive from Nigeria, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Officials
are taking serious steps in controlling and reducing this number. All
the registrars of the UK are co-operating reporting any suspicion over a
new couple. According to the leader of Harrow council, all the
registrars have been trained to uncover and report ungenuine marriages. A
jail term for those found guilty is a clear warning.
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