U.S. businessman destroyed British families' dreams of new life in America while pocketing £3m in im

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Daily Mail

U.S. businessman destroyed British families' dreams of new life in America while pocketing £3m in immigration scam
By Paul Thompson
Last updated at 8:18 AM on 15th February 2011

An American businessman who destroyed the dreams of dozen of people hoping for a new life in America has been sentenced to nine years in jail.

Doug Hall was paid over £3million by British families seeking to move to Florida after claiming he was an immigration expert.
The 61-year-old promised his clients they would be issued with visas to allow them to work in the U.S., but instead pocketed the cash.

Hall, who ran his immigration business from Lakeland in central Florida, offered to help families go through the complicated visa process.

Many of his victims handed over more than £150,000 after being assured that they would get the necessary work permits to set up a new business in Florida.

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