Conveyancer jailed for role in £1.25m mortgage fraud

Humaira Shah of Luton submitted the bogus applications to a string of lenders attempting to defraud the banks out of £3m, reported the BBC. Last Friday, Shah was convicted of six offences of fraud and 11 counts of converting criminal property. By the time police caught her, she had managed to obtain £1.25m from submitting the fake applications. Shah was part of an organised crime network and had been recruited because of her position as a property conveyancer, the court heard. She had previously been struck off as a legal executive in 2009 for other offences. The jury was told s...