The Public Ministry of Albufeira has accused two Portuguese citizens of falsifying documents and aiding illegal immigration, forging documents that led to the fraudulent regularisation of more than 100 foreigners.
According to a statement from the SEF (the Foreigners and Borders Service), one of the citizens is also accused of committing crimes of computer forgery and possession of a prohibited weapon.
“The investigation, carried out by the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF), began in October 2018, with one of the accused resident in Faro, where he works as an official accountant, and the other resident in the United Kingdom, being owner of a commercial establishment in Amadora”, in the district of Lisbon, says the statement.
According to the information released, the two accused citizens acted “in combination of efforts” and “helped the regularisation of more than a hundred foreign citizens, using fraudulent documents that simulated the official process that, in fact, never existed”.
“During the investigation, in addition to the company in the Algarve and the initial visa applications, more “ghost” companies and various irregularities were detected for the purpose of regularisation in the national territory”, SEF added.
Source https://postal.pt/
