Four men have been jailed for a total of nine years for their role in fake insurance claims totalling more than £290,000.
Malik Manzoor Ahmad senior
A father and son feature in the foursome sentenced at Croydon Crown Court, on October 23, after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud against the insurance industry.
A three-year police investigation focused on the group’s activities at Star Accident Claims Management, in Southfields, Replingham Road.
Malik Manzoor Ahmad, 54, of Strasburg Road, Battersea, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years along with his son, Malik Mazhar Ahmad, 26, of Harbut Road, Wandsworth, who received the same sentence.
Jamal Akbar, 40, of Blagdon Road, New Malden, was sentenced to two years in prison and Mashood Ahmed, 30, from Bristol, was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years. He was also ordered to carry out 250 hours unpaid work.
Jamal Akbar
The court heard the group took part in "induced collisions", falsified documents and made up witnesses to add weight to claims submitted by the company.
Signatures on some of the claims were found to be forged, with ‘claimants’ denying any knowledge of the claims or having been told the claims had been discontinued.
Chief Superintendent Matt Bell, roads and transport policing command, said: "This was a long-running and complex investigation that has resulted in four men, who committed insurance fraud on a massive scale and put lives at risk, being brought to justice."
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