Woman jailed for using sister's passport to get a job at TGI Friday's in Coventry

A Gambian woman used her sister's passport to get a job at a restaurant in Coventry, a court heard.



But Sohna Jeng’s scam came to light when management at the TGI Friday restaurant became suspicious after carrying out a review of its employees in 2014.

Jeng, aged 37, of Chandos Street, Stoke, was jailed for eight months after pleading guilty at Warwick Crown Court to three charges of possessing false identity documents with improper intent.

Jailing Jeng, Recorder Rochford told her: “As long ago as 2007 you went for a job using your sister’s passport, and on two further occasions in 2014 you used what appeared to be your sister’s passport, but bearing false stamps.

“You were not entitled at the time to obtain work in this country.

“You have worked hard while you have been in this country and have made a positive contribution, paying your taxes and suchlike.

“I make no findings about what your personal circumstances are and what might happen were you returned to the Gambia. That is not a matter for me.

“But the passport system must be protected and its integrity preserved.”