Sham marriages: Two men on the run over fake wedding racket involving 45 bogus relationships

A nationwide hunt is underway for the pair who include Nigerian-born Olatunji George, one of the masterminds behind the network that was among the biggest uncovered in the West Midlands, which included Shropshire.
He and 28-year-old Slovakian Jozef Puzo separately skipped bail during two Wolverhampton Crown Court trials of suspects but were convicted in their absence by a jury that did not know they had fled.
On Monday, 11 people involved in the sham marriages racket were found guilty by jurors and now face prison and deportation.
The gang included a church pastor from Wolverhampton who... read more