A criminal gang staged a fake British citizenship ceremony - with an actor even playing the Home Secretary - to swindle thousands of pounds from Chinese immigrants a court heard. ...full story at Daily Telegraph
from Daily Telegraph on Fri, Jun 19 2009
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