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Two Pakistani brothers who swapped houses to con taxpayer out of £315,000 walk FREE after judge claims 'greatest punishment was loss of their good names'
Mohammed Amin, 40, and his wife, Kauser Aktar, 38, live in Ilford, Essex
They switched homes with Aftab Ahmed, 39, and wife Sobia Shaheen, 32
It meant wives could pretend to be tenants and claim housing benefits
Pakistani couples with 11 children raked in £314,450, London court hears
Two brothers who fleeced taxpayers out of £315,000 in a house-swapping scam involving their wives walked free after a judge said the 'greatest punishment' was the loss of their good names.
Mohammed Amin, 40, and his wife, Kauser Aktar, 38, switched homes with Aftab Ahmed, 39, and his wife Sobia Shaheen, 32, so the women could pretend to be tenants and claim housing benefits.
The Pakistani couples - who have 11 children between them - submitted bogus tenancy agreements for 16 years, raking in £314,452.25, Snaresbrook Crown Court in east London heard on Friday.
Read more: Two brothers who organised a 16-year-long £315,000 housing con in Ilford walk free | Mail Online
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Mohammed Amin, 40, and his wife, Kauser Aktar, 38, live in Ilford, Essex
They switched homes with Aftab Ahmed, 39, and wife Sobia Shaheen, 32
It meant wives could pretend to be tenants and claim housing benefits
Pakistani couples with 11 children raked in £314,450, London court hears
Two brothers who fleeced taxpayers out of £315,000 in a house-swapping scam involving their wives walked free after a judge said the 'greatest punishment' was the loss of their good names.
Mohammed Amin, 40, and his wife, Kauser Aktar, 38, switched homes with Aftab Ahmed, 39, and his wife Sobia Shaheen, 32, so the women could pretend to be tenants and claim housing benefits.
The Pakistani couples - who have 11 children between them - submitted bogus tenancy agreements for 16 years, raking in £314,452.25, Snaresbrook Crown Court in east London heard on Friday.
Read more: Two brothers who organised a 16-year-long £315,000 housing con in Ilford walk free | Mail Online
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook