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USD 14,000 passport money misappropriated

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Three DSP agent Directors sentence to 1 year imprisonment An oversea client paid USD114,984 for a Vanuatu passport in 2021 which he never receive but USD 14,000 has been misappropriated. Three Directors of the Vanuatu Immigration Solution (VIS), a Citizenship Development Program (DSP) agent were found responsible. Sakias Lulu, George Toa, and Amos Warsal who own VIS were sentenced Tuesday this week...

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