Thursday, December 31, 2009

Portuguese newspaper: Moldovan immigration ring leader sentenced in Portugal

Portuguese newspaper Diario de Noticias recently posted a news story about a Moldovan immigration ring-leader being sentenced to eight years in Portugal. The group led by the 40-year-old man falsified official documents, bribed officials, and developed links to state institutions.

An excerpt:
"Hundreds of Moldovan immigrants obtained visas to work in Portugal through an illegal scheme set up in the Algarve and involving civil construction businessmen and a "connection" at the Employment and Professional Training Institute. There was also an attempt to bribe a staff member at the Romanian embassy in Portugal. The head of the group has been sentenced by the Supreme Court of Justice."

The full text (a translation from Portuguese into English) can be read here.

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