December 10, 2011 02:50 PM EST  by Carol Roach Member since: June 15, 2006  Gather.com

The five people arrested are charged with 66 different accounts of breach of trust, fraud and a slew of other charges. These alleged fraudsters violated the Canadian immigration system code by accepting over $25,000 from a dozen or more from Arab immigrants. The suspects were said to be approaching the Arab applicants asking from between $4,000 to $25,000 to quickly and successfully process the immigration applications.

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CTV.ca News Staff Date: Sat. Dec. 18 2004 8:38 AM ET
Canada's immigration system has created "a recipe for disaster" and it's not surprising five people -- including a senior immigration official -- have been charged with corruption and fraud, says an immigration lawyer.