Samuel Shoyeju, British Immigration Officer Jailed For Visa Fraud in UK

Date: 27-11-2011 6:03 pm (12 years ago) | Author: Daniel Bosai
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Scores of immigrants who were fraudulently issued with visas by a rogue UK Border Agency official remain at large almost four years later, a court has heard.

Nigerian Samuel Shoyeju, an immigration officer, was today jailed for seven years for falsely granting indefinite leave to remain to 44 non-EU residents who were not entitled to stay in the country.



Only 14 of the false letters that he issued have been recovered, meaning most of the recipients have not been identified.

Judge Christopher Mitchell said the case threatened to undermine the hard-won reputation for "probity and honesty" of British civil servants.

He added: "Actions like yours call into question in the public mind the entire integrity of the immigration system when, at the present time, immigration and immigration decisions are extremely sensitive."

Basildon Crown Court heard the "treasured status" allowed immigrants to live, work and claim benefits as well as applying for full British citizenship.

The recipients, who are all believed to be Nigerian, ranged from asylum seekers to those who had already identified as "overstayers".

Prosecutor Lucy Kennedy said: "Not all of those people have been traced."

She added: "This case has cost the taxpayer a significant amount of money, both in terms of the investigation and in terms of those who remain in the country untraced.

"He abused the system he was employed to protect and he did so for his own selfish reasons, not out of some misguided sense of altruism.

"It was a breach of trust which will no doubt undermine confidence in public servants employed to protect UK borders."

Shoyeju, who worked as a line manager in Croydon, amended and destroyed electronic and paper records to cover his tracks.

He used colleagues' date stamps and accessed secure databases under other people's names to divert attention away from himself.

When his home computer was searched a file called "Nigerian names" was found, relating to those he planned to grant visas to.

He was able to use a generic computer log-in to transfer secure files from Home Office systems without being identified, Ms Kennedy said.

"That system relies on the integrity of immigration officials themselves," Ms Kennedy added.

"He had been employed to uphold immigration rules but, using his intricate inside knowledge of the system, he deliberately did the opposite."

The 53-year-old, of Namur Road, Canvey Island, Essex, admitted misconduct in public office by falsely granting indefinite leave to remain between 2006 and 2007.

Although the prosecution has not been able to prove a financial motive, the court heard thousands of pounds were paid into his bank account during the time of the offence.

Stephen Linehan QC, in mitigation, said that there was not sufficient evidence that Shoyeju had a financial motive and could not be sentenced on that basis.

Judge Christopher Mitchell said: "An immense amount of public time and money has been spent investigating and preparing this case."

Shoyeju arrived in the UK in 1988 and was allowed to remain until 1991 as a student.

The married father-of-three was then granted indefinite leave to remain as the spouse of a British citizen and was granted full citizenship in 1996.

He began working as an immigration officer in 2002.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-15898806


Posted: at 27-11-2011 06:03 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
- Kenwisdom at 27-11-2011 06:21 PM (12 years ago)
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P U B L I S H E R................................
Posted: at 27-11-2011 06:21 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
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- bellocity at 27-11-2011 06:25 PM (12 years ago)
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 Embarrassed
Posted: at 27-11-2011 06:25 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
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- engrtope at 27-11-2011 06:46 PM (12 years ago)
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Even the british themself are doing it....so wats the big deal
Posted: at 27-11-2011 06:46 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- umuyo101 at 27-11-2011 07:19 PM (12 years ago)
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Quote from: engrtope on 27-11-2011 06:46 PM
Even the british themself are doing it....so wats the big deal
NO MIND THEM, NA BCOS HIM BE NIGERIAN.
Posted: at 27-11-2011 07:19 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
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- MilleniumMan at 27-11-2011 07:45 PM (12 years ago)
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Na wa oooo.
Posted: at 27-11-2011 07:45 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- MilleniumMan at 27-11-2011 07:47 PM (12 years ago)
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Na wa oooo.
Posted: at 27-11-2011 07:47 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- proly at 27-11-2011 08:42 PM (12 years ago)
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wahala dey
Posted: at 27-11-2011 08:42 PM (12 years ago) | Hero
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- interpo77 at 27-11-2011 08:56 PM (12 years ago)
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THE BRITISH AFTERALL TAUGHT HIM  HOW TO DO THIS, SO THEY HAVE NO REASONS WHAT SO EVER BEING BAISED BY THIS,
 SINCE HE DID SUCH FOR NO MONEY  REASONS THEY HAVE TO TEMPER JUSTICE WITH MERCY, REMEMBERING HE IS A HUSBAND N FATHER OF THREE,TAX PAYER  ETC
Posted: at 27-11-2011 08:56 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- osasu83 at 27-11-2011 09:42 PM (12 years ago)
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Quote from: umuyo101 on 27-11-2011 07:19 PM
NO MIND THEM, NA BCOS HIM BE NIGERIAN.
  Yes ooo  crime wen dem comit 4 other people country big pass dis one by far  d man do well 4 us oo  na hero he be
Posted: at 27-11-2011 09:42 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
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- ajanni at 27-11-2011 10:01 PM (12 years ago)
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Quote from: umuyo101 on 27-11-2011 07:19 PM
NO MIND THEM, NA BCOS HIM BE NIGERIAN.

chei ----- comrade
Posted: at 27-11-2011 10:01 PM (12 years ago) | Grande Master
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- CHUKAGLY at 27-11-2011 10:03 PM (12 years ago)
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Naija too much

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- kebella at 27-11-2011 10:12 PM (12 years ago)
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nonsense court order..............

Posted: at 27-11-2011 10:12 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- ajanni at 27-11-2011 10:17 PM (12 years ago)
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 Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
Posted: at 27-11-2011 10:17 PM (12 years ago) | Grande Master
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- Obitexa at 27-11-2011 10:55 PM (12 years ago)
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Kettle calling pot black, thumbs up Britain! Grin
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- kebella at 27-11-2011 11:00 PM (12 years ago)
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 Grin Grin Grin

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- toibeli at 27-11-2011 11:34 PM (12 years ago)
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The guy broke the law, so he has to pay for it.
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- karim_burke at 28-11-2011 02:02 AM (12 years ago)
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Quote from: toibeli on 27-11-2011 11:34 PM
The guy broke the law, so he has to pay for it.
which law hm break
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- malvin2525 at 28-11-2011 05:25 AM (12 years ago)
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 Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh?
Posted: at 28-11-2011 05:25 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- nickyvil at 28-11-2011 06:06 AM (12 years ago)
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i reserve my comment
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