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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matt Mathers

Gang leader and fraudster handed £50,000 Covid bounceback loan for fake company despite 48 convictions

GMP

A judge has ordered an investigation into how a crime gang obtained £145,000 from the government's Covid bounceback loan scheme for bogus companies.

Judge Anthony Cross QC, said it “defies belief” that ringleader Asif Hussain, 44, was able to successfully apply for the state-backed loan despite him previously being found guilty of 48 offences.

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