This news appeared in the newspaper Toronto Star o November 27 1993
The RCMP probe followed a series of Star stories depicting the widespread abuse of official government documents, commonly known as 2151s, by self-styled immigration consultants.
Humberto Patricio Simao faces 67 charges of forgery, uttering false documents, and aiding and abetting in the making of false statements at immigration inquiries.
Simao and fellow Brazilian, Marcos Souza-Costa, 41, were convicted in May of conspiracy to import and traffic 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of cocaine after they were arrested in an RCMP undercover sting.
A former Toronto immigration consultant serving 4 1/2 years for cocaine trafficking has been ordered to stand trial on dozens of immigration-related charges.
The charges stem from a two-year Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigation into the use of government-issued job guarantees to people seeking landed immigrant status in Canada.
The RCMP probe followed a series of Star stories depicting the widespread abuse of official government documents, commonly known as 2151s, by self-styled immigration consultants.
The Star stories revealed how immigrants used the forms, obtained on the basis of bogus information, to obtain landed status in Canada. For the most part, the jobs didn't exist.
Thirteen people were arrested by the RCMP following The Star's probe. They face almost 300 charges.
A special task force comprised of six RCMP officers is continuing its investigation of consultants, immigration officials and lawyers. More arrests are expected, police said.
Humberto Patricio Simao faces 67 charges of forgery, uttering false documents, and aiding and abetting in the making of false statements at immigration inquiries.
Simao, 40, formerly of Perth Ave., was committed for trial after a preliminary hearing. He will be in court Jan. 28 to set a date for trial.
Simao and fellow Brazilian, Marcos Souza-Costa, 41, were convicted in May of conspiracy to import and traffic 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of cocaine after they were arrested in an RCMP undercover sting.
Simao was sentenced in July to 4 1/2 years in prison.
Souza-Costa was imprisoned for 6 1/2 years for conspiracy to import cocaine and for importing a powerful handgun equipped with a silencer.
Police found the gun in his luggage at Pearson International Airport as he was returning from a trip to Brazil.
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