The Birmingham Magistrates have jailed a wrong man when the fraudster's cousin pretended to be the accused and was sent to prison, with the authorities being tricked into believing that he was the right man.
The court jailed Shahad Uddin Ahmed, 34, for seven years in 2011 over a £2 million banking scam was called back to pay back for the scam, or else serve prison terms.
Mohammed Ahshan Ahmed, his cousin tried to manoeuvre the London's Appeal Court by showing up in his place to assume his identity. The identity switch plan worked for the cousins and Mohammed was wrongly sent to prison.
The authorities believed the right man was behind bars, but for a smart policeman who knew what Shahab from Edgbaston looked like and was able to discover the deception.
Mohammad denied any wrongdoing, but was jailed for a year at Birmingham Crown Court in September last year for perverting the course of justice.
Last week, the 36-year-old challenged his conviction, arguing that he did not receive a fair trial since he was not present in court. But judges rejected his appeal since he refused to leave the cells for that trail.
