Arranged marriages netted €350k

A Mauritian man living in Dublin accused of using bogus documentation to facilitate marriages of convenience for foreign nationals was in a business that “went through the roof”, a court has heard.

Dublin District Court heard Resen Modeley, 30, told gardaí it cost €7,000 for an arranged marriage. He admitted to detectives that he had been involved in 50 of them which would have amounted to €350,000 but had to use most the money to cover significant expenses.

The father of six was arrested following an investigation by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB).