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April 25, 2006
UK: Muslim Landlord Swindled Council Of Half A Million Pounds
In Oxford, a Muslim landlord and "pillar" of the local community has been jailed for four years for a scam which cost the local council's social services a grand total of 611,000 pounds ($1,092,166), embezzled between 2000 and 2004.
Mommed Faruq (pictured) came originally from Pakistan, where he has a large extended family. The 56-year old landlord had various properties, and would invite his relatives to arrive from Pakistan, where they would then pose as asylum seekers. He had two wives, Sheila Faruq and Khurshid Begum, and last year they were also convicted on charges of harbouring illegal immigrants and conspiracy to defraud. Also his 26-year old daughter, and his 45-year old brother Abdul Qayyum, were convicted last year, but reporting restrictions were imposed until a trial involving five others was completed today.
According to BBC TV local news, a total of 33 members of his extended family were brought into the UK. Faruq was sentenced last year on 28 September to three years jail for harbouring illegal immigrants, and four years' jail for conspiracy, with the sentences to run concurrently.
Being a landlord, Faruq would provide "emergency" accommodation for his relatives, who posed as asylum seekers. For this service he would charge 235 pounds ($420 US) per night. Then he would claim the costs back from the council, states the BBC.
Of the remaining five individuals convicted today, most received suspended sentences. None were recommended for deportation. This was because of human rights grounds (!) and the fact that the illegal immigrants now had children in this country (?).
Detective Chief Inpector Robert Mason, of the Thames Valley police said: "The investigation was particularly difficult due to its sheer scale and with thousands of documents which had to be painstakingly examined. We are looking to recover assets from Mr Faruq under the proceeds of Crime Act but this is still in the early stages. We are looking to recover a substantial sum of money."
A total of sixteen people have now been convicted in the scam. Personally I do not see why every single person involved in the scam is not deported.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at April 25, 2006 7:42 PM
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