Multitudes of deceitful language examinations? The accused say nothing.

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A pair of siblings are alleged to have been producing falsified documents containing language certificates that were used to secure citizenship, along with driver's licenses, according to Stuttgart's prosecutor's office. Their trial began at the Stuttgart District Court this week, and both remained silent.

The 37-year-old and his 31-year-old brother, natives of Kosovo and residents in Aspach, Rems-Murr-District, are thought to have provided these phony qualifications in 561 cases, either at a local in Backnang or through a language school in Ellwangen, or indeed by mail. The clients would pay as much as €2,300 for these fake certificates. Legal authorities exposed 221 of these customers who utilised these fabrications to acquire residency permits or become German citizens.

The brothers are additionally implicated in facilitating illegal immigration, as per the prosecutors' office. An estimated €880,000 in profit was generated from this illegal operation. Also, if their flighty brother, who is currently still at large, is found to have been involved, he will be pursued separately.

Given that 2008, any migrant who wishes to acquire a German passport is obliged to pass a language test. This is to demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the German language.

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1. The men, both natives of Kosovo living in Aspach, have been accused by Stuttgart's public prosecutor's office of producing falsified language certificates for 561 cases, which were used to obtain citizenship and driver's licenses.
2. During the trial at the Stuttgart District Court, both brothers remained silent despite the serious allegations of producing fraudulent documents and facilitating illegal immigration.
3. The language test required for migrants to acquire a German passport since 2008 was exploited by the brothers and their associates in Aspach, Backnang, Ellwangen, and even by mail, generating an estimated €880,000 in profit.
4. The public prosecutor's office in Baden-Württemberg is actively investigating and pursuing 221 individuals who utilized these fake certificates to secure residency permits or become German citizens, some of whom may face criminal processes linked to immigration crimes.
5. With one of the brothers still at large, legal authorities have expressed their intent to pursue the case further should evidence emerge of the third brother's involvement in the crime.

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