Judge David Goodin told the women:”Any offence of this nature strikes at the heart of our system of immigration control to the detriment of legitimate immigrants and asylum seekers.
“Because it is such a serious offence all sentencing options including custody will remain open to the court.
The pair first appeared at South East Suffolk Magistrates’ Court on August 7 where the court was told Ignaczynska married Amer Mohammed Abd el Rasoul in Peterborough between January 1, 2010 and December 31 of the same year.
Stepanova-Tatanashvili, who lived just doors away from Ignaczynska in Norwich Road, was said to have married Walid Ahmed Elemezin in Ipswich at some point between January 1, 2010 and May 21 this year.
The men were not citizens of the European Union and through the marriages were able to stay in the country though deception, thus breaching the Immigration Act 1971.
Ignaczynska’s case was adjourned until next Thursday while the case of Stepanova-Tatanshvili was adjourned until September 4.
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