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Beirut, Lebanon: Man arrested for selling counterfeit immigration documents

moe — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 05:48:45 +0000

As reported by Dailystar.com.lb The General Directorate of General Security arrested a man Monday on charges of facilitating the entry of people of various nationalities into Lebanon by providing them with forged documents in exchange for money, the state-run National News Agency reported. Read Article

Belgium: 17-year-old teen arrested in Brussels with counterfeit medical certificates, euros

moe — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:39:56 +0000

As reported by Rtbf.be a17-year-old boy was found Tuesday in Ixelles with the possession of 49 fake medical certificates and a sum of 450 euros in counterfeit bills, prosecutors said Thursday in Brussels. The young man was already known to files and counterfeit currency was made available to the public prosecutor. Read Article

Tunisia: Jihadist arrested at airport after being deported from Egypt on counterfeit passport charges

moe — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:58:06 +0000

Masarwy.com reported that police officers at the Tunisia/Carthage International Airport arrested a Tunisian Salafi extremist who was recently deported by Egyptian authorities, after he was found guilty of forging passports to support terrorist activities by allowing extremist fighters to enter Egypt illegally, according to France Presse. Read Article

Sunyani, Ghana: 16 arrested for possessing counterfeit diploma certificates

moe — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 06:48:07 +0000

As reported by Ghanaweb.com thirteen people including four women have been sentenced by a Circuit Court in Sunyani to a total fine of GH¢7,800 for possessing forged Diploma Certificate from the University of Cape Coast. Read Article

U.K: Three men get 22 years in jail for fake college scam to grant visas to bogus students

moe — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:02:06 +0000

Hounslowchronicle.co.uk reported that a trio from Heston and Hayes who ran a fake college have been jailed for a total of 22 years. Sohail Akhtar and Noasheen Muhammed, both of Vicarage Farm Road, Heston, and Waqar Bhatti, of Avondale Drive, Hayes, used the institution as a front to grant visas to bogus students. Read Article

Las Vegas: Two Mexican nationals sentenced for selling counterfeit IDs

moe — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:48:04 +0000

According to Lasvegassun.com authorities in Las Vegas say a man and woman from Mexico were sentenced to two to five years in state prison and will face deportation for operating a counterfeiting operation that sold phony identification at swap meets. Read Article

Ghana Immigration Service: 29 Chinese with fake visas repatriated

moe — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:20:01 +0000

As reported by Graphic.com.gh, Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has prevented 27 Chinese, including females, from entering the country through the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) for possessing fake entry visas. Three of them arrived on an Emirate Airlines flight and were removed immediately, in accordance with the law. Read Article

Saudi Foreign Ministry: new biometric centers to crack down on fake visas

moe — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 20:33:42 +0000

As reported by Arabianbusiness.com, Saudi Arabia has moved closer to introducing biometric centers to help clamp down on fake visas and foreigners banned from entering the kingdom. Read Article

New Jersey: man gets 7 years for selling counterfeit green card IDs

moe — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 20:28:52 +0000

According to App.com, an Ocean Township man was sentenced to seven years in state prison after admitting he made and sold fake government IDs, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. Read Article

Gatwick Airport, London: Russian millionaire arrested for traveling with fake passport

moe — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 20:25:56 +0000

As reported by Standard.co.uk, a multi-millionaire businessman who is one of Russia’s most wanted men has been arrested at Gatwick Airport after allegedly flying into the UK on a fake passport. Read Article