This is quite unusual.
Bigamy charge in immigration case 'a first'
Bigamy charge in immigration case 'a first'
By Cheryl Chan, The Province November 3, 2010
A former Surrey woman has been charged with the first immigration-related charge of bigamy in Canada in a marriage for convenience scheme.
Jotika Ashni Reddy, 33, is alleged to have married one man on Sept. 27, 2006, in Surrey and a second Jan. 26, 2008, in Delta, while she was already married to another man.
She then tried to sponsor the two men -- both foreign nationals -- for permanent residency in Canada.
"Each of them applied for permanent resident status on the basis of the marriage," said federal prosecutor Jenna Hyman.
Reddy is charged with two counts of knowingly misrepresenting or withholding material facts under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and two counts of bigamy.
"It is the first time we've laid a charge of bigamy . . . in Canada," said Canada Border Services Agency spokeswoman Faith St. John. chchan@theprovince.com Read more: http://www.theprovince.com/news/Bigamy+charge+immigration+case+first/3768230/story.html#ixzz14NzmbzwH
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