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London Crime Briefing
Significant incidents, hearings, outcomes and public-data changes across the capital.
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proceedsofcrime
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Courts · RedbridgePeople smuggler ordered to repay £290,000 or face more jail time
A Woodford Green man, jailed for leading a people smuggling network, has been ordered by a judge to hand over £290,000 in criminal profits. Md Mokter Hossain faces an extra two years in prison if he fails to pay the sum within three months.
Redbridge3 min readTrust 50 · Craft 61 · Hype 41
Courts · City of LondonPeter Murrell proceeds of crime hearing set for December 7
A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing for Peter Murrell, who was jailed for embezzling over £400,000 from the SNP, has been postponed to December 7. The hearing will decide the confiscation of funds stolen over a 12-year period.
City of London2 min readTrust 50 · Craft 65 · Hype 20
LatestLuton men jailed for selling 2,000 fake Covid vaccine records from NHS system
Two men from Luton have been sentenced for creating over 2,000 fraudulent Covid-19 vaccination records between June and October 2021. Waqas Hanif, who worked at Kingsway Health Centre, was jailed for three years, while Touqir Nasir received a suspended sentence. The scheme earned them tens of thousands of pounds.
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Courts · WestminsterTenant ordered to repay £494,415 for illegal flat rental
Saeed Yasin Hosseini has been ordered to repay £494,415 after illegally renting out a Westminster council flat obtained through fraud. He misled the council in 2011 to get the property and later sublet it for profit.
Westminster3 min readTrust 60 · Craft 65 · Hype 45