Mohammed Suleman Khan, 42, who hid his wealth in the UK by defrauding the taxman and handling undeclared cash while secretly building a £2.3m mansion in Pakistan, complete with library, private cinema and servant quarters was imprisoned for four years in 2014, according to the Birmingham Mail.
Following a police investigation into Suleman Khan’s financial affairs, it was discovered that his relatives had also taken part in fraudulent activity.
The group forged documents to falsify their incomes in order to obtain mortgages on 21 properties in Birmingham between 2003 and 2010, Birmingham Crown Court heard.
Det Insp Andy Bannister which led the team investigating the crime said the group took advantage of the buoyant housing market which existed during that period.
“They obtained fraudulent mortgages which afforded them the opportunity to obtain and develop significant a property portfolio that they would not have had, had they made genuine declarations,” he said.
“They exploited frailties in the mortgage application systems that don’t exist today.”
The gang, who were uncooperative during police interviews, later tried to blame an established broker for falsifying the documents, handing his name to the police after he had died of a heart attack.
Brothers and sister-in-law of the criminal, Shahalam Khan, Shokut Zuman and Samiah Hanna were convicted of conspiracy to defraud, with Shalaham Khan also convicted of benefit fraud worth £72,500 from 2002 to 2009.
Broker Mohammed Mughal and a friend of the brother’s, Arshid Khan, were also convicted of conspiracy to defraud, while Mughal was found guilty of two additional counts of fraud by declaring false income details to secure mortgage deals.
Police are currently investigating a proceeds of crime case to retrieve the assets of the group.
