Cambridge Crown Court Sentencing Results

Ali Amjad, 42, masterminded a payment diversion fraud scam, defrauding companies globally out of more than £500,000 by tricking organisations into changing payment methods for direct debits, standing orders, and bank transfers. He also made false applications for UK Government Bounce Back Loans. Police raided his home in Taverners Road, Peterborough, on July 28, 2020, finding over £80,000 in cash stuffed behind kitchen kickboards and £3,600 in his wardrobe. He worked with accomplices to launder money through their bank accounts.

Warren Laver, 38, of Ash Close, Huntingdon, received criminal money as part of a payment diversion fraud scam orchestrated by Ali Amjad, defrauding global companies out of more than £500,000 through fraudulent changes to payment methods and false Bounce Back Loan applications.