Ex-West Midlands Police superintendent charged with £720k investment fraud

A former police superintendent and a second person face fraud charges over an alleged £720,000 investment scam. Both are due in court on 1 July.

Former superintendent and second suspect face court over £720k scam

A former West Midlands Police superintendent has been charged with fraud in connection with an alleged £720,000 investment scam, bbc.com reports.

Syed Hussain, 54, of Barking, Greater London, faces charges of fraud and transferring criminal property. A second suspect, Farah Ullah, 43, from Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, has been charged with fraud and two counts of transferring criminal property. Both are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 1 July.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the charges stem from allegations that a woman transferred the sum to the pair in the belief she would receive a substantial return. The alleged offending took place between November 2022 and April 2023.

Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the CPS's Special Crime Division, said prosecutors had established sufficient evidence to bring the matter before the courts. "It is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings," McHaffie said. He added that the CPS had worked closely with the Metropolitan Police Service throughout its investigation.

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