UK Wedding News
06/03/2014
A bride has been arrested just moments before taking part in her fourth sham marriage.
According to reports, Raquel Neto Furtado De Andrade, 22, had previously participated in different ceremonies to three Nigerians in order to help them remain in Britain.
However, on her fourth attempt, staff at Harrow Register Office contacted immigration officials after the 'bride-to-be' wore the same wedding dress at each ceremony.
The accused is now serving a two-year jail sentence for her crimes, and will be deported to her native Portugal once she is released from prison.
Ms De Andrade's fraud was discovered last year. She and her fourth 'husband, a 32-year-old man from Nigeria, had arrived at the venue to marry but very few of the couple's family or friends were there to support them. Immigration officers arrived at the scene and when checks were made it was revealed that De Andrade had three previous 'husbands', none of which she had divorced.
The accused, who is from Tottenham, was charged with two counts of bigamy, two counts of facilitation and one count of perjury, while the 'groom' was arrested and has since been deported from the UK.
De Andrade pleaded guilty to her charges last month and was jailed at Harrow Crown Court earlier this week, but investigations continue into her previous three husbands so they too can be deported from the country.
Sarah Burton, Head of the West London Home Office Immigration Enforcement Team, is quoted as saying: "This was a cynical attempt to bypass immigration controls.
"De Andrade thought her plot would go unnoticed but our officers were one step ahead of the game and stopped the couple in their tracks.
"We are working closely with registrars across London and the UK to clamp down on sham weddings and civil partnerships. These convictions are examples of the success we are having."
(JP)
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Sham Bride Arrested At Fourth Wedding
A bride has been arrested just moments before taking part in her fourth sham marriage.
According to reports, Raquel Neto Furtado De Andrade, 22, had previously participated in different ceremonies to three Nigerians in order to help them remain in Britain.
However, on her fourth attempt, staff at Harrow Register Office contacted immigration officials after the 'bride-to-be' wore the same wedding dress at each ceremony.
The accused is now serving a two-year jail sentence for her crimes, and will be deported to her native Portugal once she is released from prison.
Ms De Andrade's fraud was discovered last year. She and her fourth 'husband, a 32-year-old man from Nigeria, had arrived at the venue to marry but very few of the couple's family or friends were there to support them. Immigration officers arrived at the scene and when checks were made it was revealed that De Andrade had three previous 'husbands', none of which she had divorced.
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The accused, who is from Tottenham, was charged with two counts of bigamy, two counts of facilitation and one count of perjury, while the 'groom' was arrested and has since been deported from the UK.
De Andrade pleaded guilty to her charges last month and was jailed at Harrow Crown Court earlier this week, but investigations continue into her previous three husbands so they too can be deported from the country.
Sarah Burton, Head of the West London Home Office Immigration Enforcement Team, is quoted as saying: "This was a cynical attempt to bypass immigration controls.
"De Andrade thought her plot would go unnoticed but our officers were one step ahead of the game and stopped the couple in their tracks.
"We are working closely with registrars across London and the UK to clamp down on sham weddings and civil partnerships. These convictions are examples of the success we are having."
(JP)
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