A Man Who Was Caught More Than 25 Years After Adopting A False Identity Said He Was Relieved
Copy Link Bet_noire / Getty Images A 55-year-old man has won the right to stay in Australia after it was revealed he had been living a"quiet life" in the country under a false identity for over 25 years, using that identity’s Australian citizenship, and even bestowing citizenship on his Fijian wife through marriage. The Fijian citizen, given the pseudonym “
was 14. They became pen pals, and Mr X eventually offered to sponsor a move to Australia to give him a better life. At 18, the man and his family agreed that Mr X should adopt him , and the man moved permanently to Australia at 21. But three weeks after ’s name is suppressed under a Victorian law that prohibits the identification of victims of alleged sexual offences. Over the next 28 years – over half his lifetime –
pleaded guilty to four federal offences, receiving a two-year good behaviour bond and suspended terms of imprisonment of four months for each offence. He said he did not know he was using a real person’s identity until his interview with an investigator. As his wife is now an Australian citizen, he was able to apply for a partner visa. The man told the tribunal his wife did not know his real name. He signed his wedding certificate under the false name, and told his wife he had changed his name.
went along with Mr X’s fraudulent scheme ...
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