Ex-police superintendent charged with £720k fraud

Two people, including a former police superintendent, have been charged in connection with a £720,000 investment scam.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it authorised criminal charges following allegations that a woman transferred the large sum of money, believing she would receive a substantial return.

Syed Hussain, 54, a former superintendent for West Midlands Police, has been charged with fraud and transferring criminal property.

Farah Ullah, 43, has also been charged with fraud and two counts of transferring criminal property. The pair are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 1 July.

Hussain lives in Barking, Greater London, while Ullah is from Peterborough in Cambridgeshire.

Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the CPS's special crime division, said the charges related to alleged offending between November 2022 and April 2023.

"Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring the case to court and that it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings," McHaffie said.

"We have worked closely with the Metropolitan Police Service as it has carried out its investigation."

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