Brothers who faked charity donations to swindle nearly £400,000 in gift aid have been jailed.
Abu Talib Ghadri and Mohsin Raza, both of Preston Waye, Harrow, used dead people’s details when submitting claims for two charities – the Fatimiyya Trust and The Light.
For every £1 donated to charity by a taxpayer, the charity can claim 25p back – but the pair listed donations from people months after their deaths and used details of ineligible taxpayers to claim.
Ghadri also submitted false VAT invoices worth £47,000 linked to seven bogus companies, but lied and said they had been set up by his estranged ex-girlfriend.
Ghadri, 35, was sentenced to six years in jail at Harrow Crown Court on Friday, while Raza, 33, was sentenced to four years.
Both charities are now being investigated by the Charities Commission.
