Auckland, Aug. 4 -- Jahangir Alam and Taj Parvin Shilpi were sentenced on Friday in the Auckland District Court after being found guilty of 40 charges of immigration and identity fraud spanning 20 years.

A 4-year prison sentence handed down to Jahangir Alam sends a strong message that those who break immigration law and act fraudulently will be held to account.

Alam and his co-offender, Taj Parvin Shilpi, were sentenced last Friday in the Auckland District Court after being found guilty of 40 charges of immigration and identity fraud spanning 20 years.

Alam was sentenced to 4 years' imprisonment, while Shilpi received 12 months' home detention, converted from a 24-month prison sentence after a 20% discount was granted for health reason...