Ghana man jailed for Canadian visa scam
January 05 2010 by Liam Clifford
A Ghanaian man has been jailed for 12 months over his part in a Canadian visa scam.
The
38-year-old man, Eric Nana Sarpong, has been sentenced to a year’s hard labour
by the Kamasi Circuit Court. He was found guilty of conning a trader, promising
him that he could provide him with a Canadian visa in return for a large sum of
money.
Police Chief Inspector Isaac Mensah-Apenteng told the court that
the trader, Kwadwo Gyasi, had told his sister that he was intending to travel
abroad and that he needed a Canadian visa. She introduced him to Sarpong and the
two men made an agreement for the visa in exchange for the charge.
After
taking Gyasi’s money Sarpong went into hiding before he was arrested by police
in May 2008. He has now been sentenced after first trying to jump a court bail.
He was later re-arrested and will now spent a year in prison.
Canadian
visas are highly sought after as they offer great opportunities for people
looking for a new life. Levels of assimilation among people from African
countries, as well as those from China and the rest of Asia are very good,
indicating that settling in Canada is a good choice for people from developing
countries.
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