Two Vietnamese people jailed for fake marriage

The Straits Times reported that two Vietnamese women and two Singaporeans were sentenced to at least six months in prison for their part in a sham marriage.

This newspaper cited documents recently released by the Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) stating that a Vietnamese woman named Nguyen Thi Mong Tuyen, 36 years old, in 2014 approached her friend Tran Thi Cam Nhung, 31 years old, to ask about how to stay and work in Singapore.

Tran Thi Cam Nhung with her husband Cheong Mun Siong. Photo from CNA

At that time, Nhung showed Tuyen how to get into a fake marriage. Nhung said that her husband, Cheong Mun Siong (Singaporean, 39 years old), could arrange a fake marriage for Tuyen with his friend, Lee Poh Chiew, 49 years old. In return, Tuyen paid 8,000 SGD (more than 130 million VND) to Cheong and 1,100 SGD to Lee. Tuyen also paid Lee 400 SGD/month to be the sponsor for her immigration application.

On November 21, 2014, Lee and Tuyen registered their marriage, with Cheong as one of the witnesses. After discovering the sham marriage, ICA officials arrested Lee and Tuyen on April 27, 2015. Nearly a month later, the couple was sentenced to six months in prison. On January 6, 2016, Nhung and her husband were also arrested. On April 17, Cheong was sentenced to seven months in prison and fined S$8,000, while Nhung was sentenced to six months in prison.

According to TNO