The Australian Border Force (ABF) has shut down an elaborate contrived marriages syndicate operating out of Sydney.
A 32-year-old Indian national faced court on 30 October over his alleged role as the main facilitator.
A further four Australian citizens have also been charged for allegedly convincing individuals to fraudulently marry non-citizens seeking to obtain permanent residency.
The long running operation by the ABF also resulted in 164 foreign nationals having their applications for a Partner visa refused after they were linked to the syndicate.
Source: Five-face-court-over-alleged-fraudulent-marriage-scam.pdf