A man fraudulently claimed a £10,000 grant he wasn't entitled to. Mohammed Qasim Shafiq exploited the small business rates relief system, set up to help firms during the pandemic, for his own gains.
The council said his crimes were 'exceptionally disappointing' at a time 'when other people were losing their livelihoods'.
He fraudulently claimed the grant for the business on Albert Road, in Levenshulme, where he said he was the occupant. However, this was not the case, and his crimes came to light when a second application was made for the same premises.
