An imposter from Bollywood was convicted for giving false references to immigrants so that they could remain in Britain.
David Aslam Choudhry was assisted by five others who provided false records of salary and papers for immigration sponsorship to 53 international students.
Home Secretary Priti Patel last night condemned the fraudsters and said they should face the ‘full force of the law’.
David Aslam Choudhry and five of his accomplices gave false records regarding salary and provided immigration sponsorship papers for 53 students from other countries.
Choudhry stated that his company UK Film Productions provided key crew members behind the scenes for Bollywood films.
But an investigation by immigration officers revealed the firm was ‘little more than an office with a table and two chairs in Hounslow [in west London]’, a Home Office spokesman said.
Choudhry, along with his accomplices, helped international students whose visas were expiring by providing false salary records to cover non-existent production roles, special effects, and public relations in Bollywood.
This con was carried out from January 2013 through August 2015. The six suspects were arrested in 2019.
Home Secretary Priti Patel (above) last night condemned the fraudsters and said they should face the ‘full force of the law’
On Monday, Choudhry (51), was found guilty of helping illegal immigration at Southwark Crown Court, south London. He also faces three counts of conspiracy to commit Fraud.
Five accomplices were also found guilty of conspiring to commit fraud. Two of the two were also found guilty of deceiving British citizens to obtain leave to remain within the UK.
The sentences for all six of them will take place in February.