Slough broker jailed over fraud

Patrick Kamande, 34, from Trent Road, Slough was also found guilty and sentenced to six years at Reading Crown Court on April 13.

Mary Kimani, 30, from Elliman Avenue, Slough was given a 10 month sentence suspended for 18 months in relation to one joint offence only.

Malik, whose brokerage Enterprise Mortgage Solutions was based on Farnham Road, Slough, pleaded guilty to obtaining services by deception in 2004 and two counts of fraud relating to personal house purchases in 2007 and 2008.

He admitted three offences of obtaining a money transfer by deception and five of fraud which involved Kamande and one which involved Kimani between 2005 and 2009.

These offences concerned the purchase by Kamande of properties on mortgages brokered by Malik.

Two of these were bought under a false name and were later sold to Kamande and his wife Kimani.

An additional three frauds involved attempted purchases using other false names.

Kamande and Kimani were found guilty on February 15 of all the offences.

Det Sgt Nick Bell from the Thames Valley Police Economic Crime Unit, said: “This was a complex mortgage fraud case involving numerous mortgages and false identities.

“Det Con Pete Nicholson did a fantastic job carrying out a thorough investigation. We are very pleased with the substantial sentences given to Malik and Kamande.”