Glasgow crook jailed after defrauding council out of more than £700k

Fraudster who posed as Greggs manager to swindle £710,000 in grants jailed

Aftab Baig posed as the manager of all 32 branches in Leeds when making bogus small business grant claims from town hall bosses at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic (Picture: Ben Lack Photography/PA) A fraudster who pretended to work for Greggs to con the council out of more than £700,000 in Covid grants has been jailed for four years. Aftab Baig, 47, of Glasgow, contacted Leeds City Council in May 2020 claiming to be a group property manager …

Fraudster posed as Greggs boss to defraud council during pandemic

Aftab Baig jailed for four years after being convicted of defrauding Leeds city council out of £710,000

'Greggs' fraudster jailed over £710k Leeds City Council scam

Aftab Baig made fraudulent small business grant claims from Leeds City Council during the pandemic.

Glasgow crook jailed after defrauding council out of more than £700k

A GLASGOW crook has been jailed after defrauding Leeds City Council out of hundreds of thousands of pounds during Covid.

Fake Greggs manager jailed for £710k baker fraud

standfirst: A fraudster who claimed to be the area manager for 32 Greggs bakeries to claim Covid support funds designated for small business support has been jailed for four yearsAftab Baig, 47, defrauded Leeds City Council out of more than £710,000 during the pandemic, although he was never employed by Greggs.Baig, from Glasgow, was found guilty at Leeds Crown Court on 12 February after a six-day trial for abusing the support schemes and was se…

Fraudster jailed for ‘brazen’ Covid scam

A man who defrauded Leeds City Council out of £710,000 during the Covid pandemic has been sentenced to four years in prison.