London: Bradford, Birmingham, and Walsall Men Jailed for Role in National Organised Crime Group

لندن (پوٹھوہار ڈاٹ کام، 17 دسمبر 2024): دو بریڈفورڈ کے افراد کو قومی منظم جرائم گروپ کا حصہ ہونے پر قید کی سزا سنائی گئی، جنہوں نے دھوکہ دہی کے ذریعے £20 لاکھ سے زیادہ کی کووڈ-19 فنڈنگ حاصل کی۔

London (Pothwar.com, December 17, 2024) –TWO Bradford men have been jailed for their part in a national organised crime group convicted of fraudulently claiming more than £2m worth of Covid-19 funding.

The group of 12, also including men from Birmingham and Walsall, used non-trading businesses and stolen identities to cash in on support packages set up during the pandemic – making hundreds of fraudulent claims for Covid grants, Bounce Back Loans and HMRC support payments.

54-year-old Tassadaq Hussain and 24-year-old Imaan Hussain, both of Northfield Crescent in Cottingley, were each sentenced to four years and nine months.

They were also both disqualified from being a director of a company for six years.

30-year-old Al-Harris Hussain, of Thornbury Grove, Bradford, was given a sentence of two years, which was suspended for two years.

The other men convicted
Qirat Deeas, 51, of The Hurst, in Moseley, Birmingham, was sentenced to seven years and seven months.
Ummer Yousaf, 40, of Bent Avenue, Quinton, Birmingham, was sentenced to eight years.
Sajid Hussain, 36, of Flackwell Road, Erdington, Birmingham, was sentenced to five years.
Sameer Mohammed, 34, of Waterfront Way, Walsall, was sentenced to four years and nine months.
Noah Deen, 32, of Wood End Road, Erdington, Birmingham, was sentence to five years and three months.
Usaamah Bin Taariq, 26, of The Hurst, in Moseley, Birmingham, was sentenced to four years.
Naqeeb Shakurt, 26, of Springcroft Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, was sentenced to four years and nine months.
Zishan Ahmed, 30, of Higgins Lane, Quinton, Birmingham, and Harun Shehzad, 29, of City Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham will be sentenced at a later date.