ManilaMailDC.Net - British envoy dubbed a liar

LONDON - A judge branded a British diplomat who granted a fake visa to his Filipino mistress as a liar who had damaged the reputation of the Foreign Office. Father-of-three Sharad Ladva, 45, from Vicarage Street, Warminster, was found guilty on two counts of misconduct in a public office at Soutwark Crown Court late last month. He was sentenced to three years in jail. Ladva also fast-tracked a 10-year application for a notorious con man and helped 30 immigrants into the country illegally while working in the British Consulate in the Philippines. All the offenses dated between February and November 2002.