Derbyshire trio jailed over UK immigration scam
March 01 2010 by Liam Clifford
Three people living in the Derbyshire area, from Hertfordshire and Manchester, have been jailed for their part in a UK visa scam.
The three scammers, Amjad Iqbal, Patrick McCrudden and Catherine
Anderson, were all involved in the case, which involved the provision
of false documentation for illegals wanting to work in the UK.
The documents were provided for immigrants to work at a chicken factory
owned by Chesterfield Poultry, which was directed by Iqbal.
Iqbal pleaded not guilty during the case at Derby Crown Court but was
found guilty, while McCrudden and Anderson pleaded guilty to providing
forged documentation.
The factory was raided by UK immigration officials in July 2008 and
illegal workers from Moldova, Pakistan and Iran were found to be
working there.
The judge at the Crown Court told the three defendants that not only
had they committed the scam to significant financial gain, but they had
also exploited the foreign workers who were living in the UK illegally
and without the protection of the law.
Iqbal and McCrudden were jailed for four years and Anderson was jailed for three and a half years for his part in the UK visa scam.
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