Former West Midlands superintendent charged over £720k scam
A former superintendent at West Midlands Police has been charged in connection with a £720,000 investment scam.
A former superintendent at West Midlands Police is one of two people who have been charged after a woman lost £720,000 in an investment scam.
She transferred it believing she would receive a substantial return.
Syed Hussain, 54, originally from Barking, Essex, has since been dismissed from the force. He is accused of fraud and transferring criminal property.
Another man, Farah Ullah, 42, from Peterborough, is also charged with fraud and two counts of transferring criminal property.
The pair is due at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 1 July.
Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Crime Division, said: “We have decided to prosecute Farah Ullah, 43, and Syed Hussain, 54, with fraud and transferring criminal property offences.
“The charges relate to alleged offending between November 2022 and April 2023.
“Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring the case to court and that it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings.
“We have worked closely with the Metropolitan Police Service as it has carried out its investigation.
“We remind all concerned that criminal proceedings against these defendants are active and that they have the right to a fair trial.
“It is vital that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.”