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French Police Dismantle Suspected Sham-Marriage Network in Paris Region

French authorities have dismantled a large-scale network of sham marriages operating in the Val-de-Marne department and across the wider Île-de-France region.

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In Val-de-Marne, a network of false marriages has just been dismantled. The organization was almost unfettered. Against several thousand euros in cash, French single men or women agreed to marry a person in an irregular situation to enable him to acquire French nationality. They even resorted to false witnesses of marriage. In this case, six persons were charged, including one in pre-trial detention. (Police, justice and other facts).

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A wedding celebrated last year in this commune of Val-de-Marne gave the alarm. Some 30 fraudulent unions were reportedly found in Île-de-France, mainly between French and Algerians without a residence permit.

·Paris, France
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Up to 9,000 euros for a "yes". In Val-de-Marne, a structured network of white marriages allowed foreigners in an irregular situation to obtain French papers. Thirty-one fraudulent unions were celebrated, notably in Nogent-sur-Marne, before the dismantling of the system.

A network of white marriages was dismantled in France, after almost two years of activity. The investigation highlighted a structured system allowing Algerian nationals in an irregular situation to obtain residence permits. Several persons were arrested and charged in this case. The case took place in the department of Val-de-Marne, in the Paris region, where the authorities discovered an organized network of white marriages involving Algerian n…

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observalgerie.com broke the news on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
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