A former West Midlands Police superintendent has denied involvement in a £720,000 investment scam after appearing in court. Syed Hussain, 54, who was sacked from the force, pleaded not guilty to one count of fraud by false representation and one count of transferring criminal property at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, July 1.
Co-defendant also appears
Hussain appeared alongside Farah Ullah, 43, from Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, who gave no indication of plea to fraud and two counts of transferring criminal property. The case has been sent to Southwark Crown Court for further proceedings.
Details of the allegations
The charges relate to claims that a woman transferred £720,000 believing she would receive a substantial return, according to the Crown Prosecution Service. Ullah is accused of dishonestly making a false representation to Nageena Choudhry, claiming her bank account had a balance of £198 million to induce payments. Hussain is accused of making a false representation to Mohammed Saleem to secure the release of funds, allegedly stating he was a signatory on the account and confirming Choudhry was not a fraud victim.
Court proceedings
Prosecutor Bethany Hutchison described the case as a “substantial fraud case worth three quarters of a million.” The alleged offences occurred between November 2022 and April 2023. Hussain, from Barking, Essex, and Ullah will next appear at Southwark Crown Court on July 29 for a preliminary hearing.
