Chinese man who lived in Ireland under false name for eight years avoids jail term

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A Chinese national who lived under a false name for eight years after buying another person's birth certificate has received a fully suspended sentence. Lawyers for Wenzi Wang (39) submitted that their client "was a model citizen in all but name" and that while living under the false name he paid taxes, did not commit offences and did not sign on to social welfare. Wang, of Brandon Square, Waterville, Blanchardstown, Dublin, first came to this country in 2002 on a student visa. After his visa had expired, he obtained a legitimate Northern Irish birth certificate belonging to another person and...