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Suspended sentence for Bedford man who offered unregulated immigration advice (17 February 2017)

Date: 17/02/2017
Duncan Lewis, Legal News Solicitors, Suspended sentence for Bedford man who offered unregulated immigration advice

A Bedford man has been prosecuted for giving illegal immigration advice after his regulation by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) expired.

Ziaur Rahman, 37, Bedford pleaded guilty at Luton Magistrates’ Court to two offences of providing unregulated immigration advice between 5 June 2012 and the 28 December 2012.

Rahman was previously regulated by the OISC, but this ceased on 21 February 2012. However, he continued to provide immigration advice unlawfully.

On Tuesday Rahman was sentenced to six weeks’ imprisonment on each count, suspended for 12 months, to run consecutively.

He was also ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months alongside paying compensation to the victims totalling £1,832 in addition to prosecution costs of £1,581.

The sentencing magistrate said:

“These were serious offences against two vulnerable victims – Mr Rahman knew the implications and devastating consequences for the persons he advised when he knew he was no longer qualified.”

Deputy Immigration Services Commissioner, Dr Ian Leigh, added:

“This is not a technical or victimless crime – Ziaur Rahman was advising vulnerable people who could not handle their immigration cases on their own. They trusted him and he betrayed that trust – I am delighted with the outcome in this case.”

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