Two fraudulent criminals who stole thousands of pounds during their role as solicitors have been ordered to pay back more than £200,000.
Ayaz Siddique, 49, and Deepankar Dixit, 39, previously worked at a solicitor's office in Newcastle where the pair used a range of deceptive and co-ordinated tactics to fraudulently steal thousands of pounds by funnelling money into a cash account they kept outside the business where Siddique was a Director.
The investigation led to the arrest and subsequent conviction of both Siddique, of Milvain Avenue, Fenham, Newcastle, and Dixit, of Springhill Gardens, Newcastle, in December 2019.
