Wednesday, March 07, 2018

Muslim political leader who tried to sue Donald Trump for £10m faces jail after scamming vulnerable migrants out of thousands for bogus advice

  • Kamran Malik ran service offering bogus advice to migrants facing deportation
  • Malik conned half a dozen migrants out of more than £16,000 over two years
  • The former Newham mayor candidate is now facing a jail sentence next month
  • In 2016 Malik tried to sue Donald Trump for £10m over London no-go area claims 
Kamran Malik, 50, is facing jail after scamming vulnerable migrants out of thousands of pounds by charging extortionate fees for bogus immigration advice
Kamran Malik, 50, is facing jail after scamming vulnerable migrants out of thousands of pounds by charging extortionate fees for bogus immigration advice
A Muslim political leader who tried to sue Donald Trump is facing jail after scamming vulnerable migrants out of thousands of pounds by charging extortionate fees for bogus immigration advice.
Kamran Malik, 50, ran KM Legal Ltd which provided unlawful advice and services to people at risk of being removed from the UK on a large scale commercial basis. 
Malik conned half a dozen migrants out of more than £16,000 between November 2014 and October 2016.
They included a political refugee married to an EEA citizen seeking residency status for family dependents, a woman seeking asylum after fleeing Iran for her life and a man who was threatened by Malik after refusing to pay his fees: ‘I’ll deport you to Bangladesh.’ 
His wife Humera Kamran, 41, was a director of the law company and was accused of permitting the corrupt practices by turning a blind eye.
But not guilty pleas were accepted on her behalf after her husband admitted his involvement. 
Malik's wife, Humera Kamran, 41, was a director of the law company and was accused of permitting the corrupt practices by turning a blind eye. But not guilty pleas were accepted on her behalf after her husband admitted his involvement
Malik's wife, Humera Kamran, 41, was a director of the law company and was accused of permitting the corrupt practices by turning a blind eye. But not guilty pleas were accepted on her behalf after her husband admitted his involvement
Malik hit the headlines back in 2016 after his failed bid to sue US President Donald Trump over the politician’s claim that parts of London are so radicalised that police fear for their lives. 
The former Mayor of Newham candidate, who founded the Communities United Party in east London, promised migrants an ‘excellent chance’ to secure work visas through KM Legal Advisory.
But the company was not registered with the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner and Malik had absolutely no legal qualifications, despite passing himself off as a solicitor.

Southwark Crown Court heard he has a previous conviction for two offences of providing immigration advice and services when not being qualified to do so dating back to 2014.

He pleaded guilty to five similar counts with identical pleas entered on behalf of the company.

But he denied attempting to threaten one of the witnesses against him into making a false statement retracting his complaint to the police and no evidence was offered in relation to that charge.

Mrs Kamran denied five similar charges alleging she permitted the behaviour through her negligence and the charges were ordered to lie on file.

Judge Stephen Robbins bailed Malik ahead of sentence on 3 April, when the company will also be dealt with.

Malik, of St Clair Road, Plaistow, east London, was bailed to return to the same court on that date.

His wife, of the same address, walked free from court. 

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