A Bradford man has been ordered to repay criminal profits of over £460,000.
An investigation revealed that over the course of six years Shazad Hussain had siphoned off a significant portion of his family’s benefit monies for his own personal gain.
Following a four-week trial at Bradford Crown Court in January 2016, the jury found the defendant guilty of five offences of Fraud by abuse of position. He was sentenced to 45 months imprisonment and the Prosecutor asked for the case to proceed to confiscation under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
Following a five-day contested confiscation hearing at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court, a confiscation order was made requiring the defendant to pay £462,515.81.

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