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Wednesday 26 March 2014

IFB welcomes jail term for fraudsters

The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has welcomed the further sentencing of three convicted insurance fraudsters, for failing to repay their ill-gotten gains.

Originally sentenced to jail in 2010 for submitting over 100 fraudulent insurance claims, brothers Nadeem and Amer Dad and their father, Munsif Dad, were also required to repay almost £280,000.

As Nadeem and Amer haven't repaid a penny, and Munsif has only funded a third of what was expected of him, all three have been sentenced to a total of almost four and a half more years in prison.

Investigators had previously secured a £51,800 confiscation order against Nadeem Dad over a scam which saw false claims made for storm damage, car crashes and even lost pedigree bulldogs.

Ben Fletcher, Director of the Insurance Fraud Bureau said: "This decision sends an important message to insurance fraudsters everywhere; if you expect your illegal profits to be waiting for you when you get out of jail you'll be back there quicker than you expect. We wholeheartedly support the actions of the Crown Prosecution Service and their pursuit of fraudsters who somehow think that they are entitled to keep their illegal nest-egg."

The IFB was formed in 2006 to spearhead the collective fight against organised insurance fraud. Since its inception, the IFB has assisted police with over 915 arrests and helped secure total jail terms of more than 235 years for organised fraudsters."

Det Insp Dave Groombridge, of Pennine CID, who investigated the case had previously said: "Fraudulent claims hit the pockets of the decent law-abiding public with every resident, motorist and trader facing increased premiums to compensate for the greed of these criminals.

"Nadeem Dad not only received a custodial prison sentence, but he has also had to face the consequences of his actions by repaying a significant amount of his ill-gotten gains.

"I hope this sends out a warning that if we find you with cash that you cannot account for, you will be targeted."