Banker wife fails in bid to overturn ‘McMafia’ asset freeze: Woman who spent £16m shopping at Harrods loses appeal against £22million confiscation order Supreme Court upholds 2 unexplained wealth orders against jailed banker’s wife Zamira Hajiyeva has lost her appeal against a £22million confiscation order The couple, who deny all wrongdoing, were subjects of UK’s … Read more
November 2013 was a hectic month for Meghan Markle. Striving to broaden her recognition beyond North America, where she had won modest acclaim for her role in TV legal drama Suits, she duly jetted off to London. There, the actress attended a red carpet film premiere in Leicester Square, met a tabloid gossip columnist for … Read more
A businessman allegedly linked to organised crime has had almost £10million worth of properties, cash and land seized through an unexplained wealth order – including a Yorkshire mansion and an apartment in Knightsbridge. Mansoor Mahmood Hussain, 40, had ‘strong connections’ to ‘notorious criminals’ in the Leeds and Bradford area, including a murderer currently serving 26 years … Read more
Rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous, Mansoor Hussain proudly posed with celebrities including Meghan Markle, Beyonce and Simon Cowell. But the millionaire businessman, who loved to boast of his A-list connections on social media, was not all he seemed. Investigators believe the 40-year-old Poundworld owner laundered vast sums for criminal networks linked to a … Read more