Bogus job agent sent to jail

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The Colombo Chief Magistrate today sentenced a bogus job agent to 11 years rigorous imprisonment for cheating 11 foreign job seekers for a sum of Rs.880,000.

The Chief Magistrate Champa Janaki Rajaratna also ordered him to repay the monies immediately to the complainants or face a further 11 years in jail.

The suspect had collected Rs. 80,000 from each complainant in return to send them overseas for employment. (TFT)

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