Home Office worker paid ‘thousands’ to grant asylum applications jailed | UK | News
A distorted home office immigrant officer, thousands of pounds in exchange for cash was arrested by making shelter fraud, imprisoned. 39 -year -old Imran Mulla exploited his position in the asylum team to overthrow a rejected asylum request made by an immigrant. Only the bandit worker was caught after calling the caller who demanded a cash -demanding asylum seeker.
Mulla was imprisoned for four and a half years after accepting immigrant crimes and bribery. 23 -year -old Nurral Amin Begh, who helped him and claimed to be guilty of paying Mulla to give a asylum application, was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Mulla from Blackburn, Lancashire, was an executive officer in Manchester -based asylum team. The Preston Crown Court heard how he completed his entire education, including security and data protection and counter -fraud, bribery and corruption.
The role involved in managing a digital case burden and was responsible for discussing with asylum seekers to take into account their practices.
Begh, a foreign citizen from Bangladesh, rejected asylum on 15 February 2024. He was informed by the letter and informed about the appeal policy.
The next day, he contacted Mulla, who received his details from home office systems.
Six days later, Begh, who lived in Southampton at that time, transferred £ 1,500 to Mulla’s personal bank account. The couple was in frequent communication in the following days.
On March 13, Mulla made a policy violation by manipulating the computer system to allocate Begh’s case to himself. This gave him the power to give him asylum.
In the following months, more cash was transferred to Mulla’s account and a total of £ 3,500.
In the next few months, money, total £ 3,500.
At the same time, on March 7, Mulla stole his second target, a Turkish citizen waiting to hear whether his shelter was given.
Mulla rang the man, gave a fake name and said that he would be rejected, but he could help him if he paid £ 2,000.
He told the man he would call again later.
Adam was very worried about the call, so he reported to his immigration lawyer and Mulla was arrested on 19 March 2024.
The police did not comment during their interviews.
Under the investigation, he continued to receive money from Mulla Begh.
Muller was found guilty of conspiring to help illegal immigration, unauthorized access to computer material, and three bribes.
Begh accepted the conspiracy to help you get illegal immigrants and two bribes.
Frances Killeen of the Royal Prosecutor’s Office said: “Imran Mulla was in a reliable position in the shelter in the Ministry of Interior.
“He offered to change this confidence for money by offering this confidence for money.”
The authority added that the case was “CPS sends a clear message that it is determined to work closely with law enforcement and immigration authorities to stamped corruption”.
