Three Guilty in £650k West Midlands Fraud Operation

A man has been found guilty in connection with a large-scale fraud case. This operation left a business with over half-a-million pounds in losses. Umar Farook was found guilty of money laundering. This was in connection with a fraud operation involving two other men who previously pleaded guilty.

Court Proceedings

Farook was found guilty at Birmingham Crown Court last Friday (17 April).

Amreek Singh pleaded guilty on 30 March. His involvement was in the conspiracy to commit fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Gurvinder Sundher pleaded guilty on 8 April. He admitted involvement in the conspiracy to commit fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Fraud Operation Details

The trio worked together with others on a large-scale operation. They fraudulently acquired and laundered over £650,000.

The operation saw two fraudulent recruitment firms launched. Those involved sought financial support from a finance company. They managed to acquire over £650,000 in funding.

The fraudulent recruitment firms initially began to repay the money. However, only a small amount was ever repaid. In August of 2020, the finance company discovered they were victims of a fraudulent operation.

The Economic Crime Unit launched an investigation. After a thorough examination, detectives found the group never planned to repay the money borrowed. The stolen funds were moved around several bank accounts. This used different names and references to make tracing difficult.

Police Statement

DC Edward Spokes, from the Economic Crime Unit, said: "Once the finance company discovered that they were victims of fraud and invoices for repayment were being ignored, they got in touch with West Midlands Police. Thankfully, our Economic Crime Unit were able to follow the trail and identify a number of those involved, and they have now been brought to justice."

The men will be sentenced at a later date.

OFFICIAL SOURCE VERIFICATION: This article is based on an official press release issued by a Police Force. Document: Three guilty of large-scale fraud operation Source Link https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/april/three-guilty-of-large-scale-fraud-operation/

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