Immigration fraud a while back

[Zack101]

Hello

Sometime between 1997-1999, an ex business associate of mine (lets call him Jack) got UK citizenship via fraudulent means, marrying his first cousin (UK citizen, but now deceased). We had just set up a business, but later while I was busy renewing my visa Jack told me about this. At the time did not think much about it and continued working with him. 4 years later my business share was bought over by a local guy. Recently, Jack has made threats to the associate who bought my share, called the police for what I think is fabricated lies to implicate him in some cooked up money fraud and continues to harass him, we think to get him to sell up. No violence or anything just a lot of BS kinda behaviour. Anyway, if we report Jack to the home office about his immigration fraud, will they take action? Jack is married and has a son and to our knowledge has no convictions. This immigration fraud happened 20-24 years back so will that be a case the home office will take up?

[THO]

You should have reported him when he told you, and not just now because you want to get rid of him, or have a weapon you can use to blackmail him.

To report him, you will more evidence than a "he told me he did this" as they can't act without proof you are not just trying to cause trouble. They will want to know when you knew about it, and how come it took so long for you to come forward. Why did he suddenly tell you now?

What evidence do you have, other than a verbal confession?

[Zack101]

Thank you for your reply. I was travelling a lot, in and out of the UK, too involved in work. When he told me it was casually, not now then in the late 90s, on one of my trips here, as I knew the cousin socially. I did not report then because just felt it was his personal life issue.

The harassment has been going for a while, it has been ignored all this while. Proof can be easily obtained.

[THO]

Obtain the proof, and report him. The HO will take whatever action they can, but after such a long time, and his roots in the UK, I do not expect they will be able to get him out unless you have some good dirt on him.

What evidence can you get? How easy would that evidence be to fake?