TOKYO, JAPAN (mainichi.jp) —
An Ethiopian woman and two other people have been arrested for filing a false marriage report, police said.
Abigale Mokonnen W/Gebrael, a 38-year-old female part-time worker of Ethiopian nationality, and two other suspects are accused of submitting a bogus marriage report.
The Ethiopian woman living in Nishitokyo, Tokyo, asked a male acquaintance to look for a fictitious marriage partner in order to obtain residential status, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
She was subsequently introduced to a man who pretended to be her spouse when they filed the fake marriage report. The man was among the three who were arrested.