Akram Ul-Haq, aged 37, of Emerald Road, Luton was handed a five year prison sentence after being convicted of conspiracy to commit fraud as well as money laundering.
Ul-Haq’s conviction of conspiracy to commit fraud was alongside Nighat Sultana, aged 35, of Emerald Road, Luton after the duo deprived a Chinese company of £176,000 and stole £98,000 from an Israeli company. Sultana was given a nine month community order and a curfew at last Thursday’s sentencing hearing at Luton Crown Court.
Those affected travelled to Luton from China and Israel to report the offences and as a result, the pair were arrested in September 2012.
However, Investigation Officer Gary Hales is confident that the victims will get their money back.
“Using the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) 2002, we are confident that we will now be able to recoup the victims’ losses and this is an important message to anyone who is tempted to try a similar crime: you will be caught, you will be punished, and we will retrieve the money,” Gary added.
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