Polish-Nigerian bogus marriage network dismantled
(WARSAW) - Poland has broken up a network that arranged fraudulent marriages for Nigerian men for 5,000 euros ($6,000) in exchange for residence permits in the European Union member state, a report said.
A total of 31 people face charges, prosecutors said.
"Four Nigerians and five Polish citizens, including three women, were the network's main organisers," Marta Zawada-Dybek, spokeswoman for the Katowice regional prosecutor, was quoted as saying by Poland's PAP news agency.
They face five to 10 years behind bars if found guilty as charged.
Polish women who had agreed to marry the Nigerians received 3,000 euros -- paid out in equal parts before and after the marriage and after the husbands received their residence papers -- Zawada-Dybek said.
The investigation into the network had focused on 20 bogus marriages.
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