Post by Milton2014 on May 2, 2014 14:37:14 GMT 10
Sharing with you here this latest news from Immigration Australia:
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Sydney woman jailed for impersonating an Immigration Officer.
We all get spam email from what looks like legitimate banks and know better than to read them, however there have been reports regarding people claiming to be Immigration officers and contacting people for various reasons.
The Immigration department has issued statements from time to time warning people against such scams. On May 1st, 2014 a Sydney court issued a reminder to the community that immigration fraud will not be tolerated, after a Sydney woman was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment for impersonating an Immigration Officer.
Australian citizen, Tashu Singh was found guilty in Parramatta Local Court on four charges under the Criminal Code Act 1995 of impersonating a Commonwealth public official and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment.
Impersonating Immigration Officers is a serious crime that will not be tolerated by the Immigration Department and Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, said the Government takes these sorts of cases very seriously.
'The Department of Immigration and Border Protection actively sought prosecution of this person following complaints about her actions,' Minister Cash said.
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Source: IMMIGRATION NEWS PTY LTD
Proudly sponsored by:
Australian Immigration Law Services
phone: 61 2 92791991 | fax: 61 2 9279 1994
email: sydney@australiavisa.com | website: www.australiavisa.com
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Sydney woman jailed for impersonating an Immigration Officer.
We all get spam email from what looks like legitimate banks and know better than to read them, however there have been reports regarding people claiming to be Immigration officers and contacting people for various reasons.
The Immigration department has issued statements from time to time warning people against such scams. On May 1st, 2014 a Sydney court issued a reminder to the community that immigration fraud will not be tolerated, after a Sydney woman was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment for impersonating an Immigration Officer.
Australian citizen, Tashu Singh was found guilty in Parramatta Local Court on four charges under the Criminal Code Act 1995 of impersonating a Commonwealth public official and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment.
Impersonating Immigration Officers is a serious crime that will not be tolerated by the Immigration Department and Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, said the Government takes these sorts of cases very seriously.
'The Department of Immigration and Border Protection actively sought prosecution of this person following complaints about her actions,' Minister Cash said.
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Source: IMMIGRATION NEWS PTY LTD
Proudly sponsored by:
Australian Immigration Law Services
phone: 61 2 92791991 | fax: 61 2 9279 1994
email: sydney@australiavisa.com | website: www.australiavisa.com