Paralegal sacked after offering to help dodge £60k illegal working fines

A solicitor who was illegally filming a BBC undercover reporter how to help businesses avoid fines of up to £60,000 for employing unlawful employees has been dismissed. Zohaib Hussain, a solicitor's office in Huddersfield, said he could make papers with business agreements for a £3,500 fee to help avoid immigration fines. RKS Solicitors' boss, RKS solicitors, found he had been permanently dismissed the day after the probe was broadcast and a police report had been published. Mr Hussain had previously stated that he categorically denied "all charges, insinuations, and allegations.

Following a string of BBC stories into organized criminal networks operating on High Streets throughout the United Kingdom, the Home Office announced a urgent probe involving the National Crime Agency and several police forces. They outlined how a Kurdish crime network is allowing migrants to work illegally in mini-marts throughout the United Kingdom. A man at the center of an immigration fraud firm who said he hadcustomers in every cityand could encourage illegal working was also found during our investigation, which may have resulted in unlawful working. Following the news, senior politicians cautioned that the crime networks were acting as a determining factor in unlawful migration to the United Kingdom. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the BBC has been asked by the BBC whether the government has lost track of High Streets to Kurdish organised crime gangs, and that there is no evidence that our system is broken.

It's why this government has cracked down on illegal work.

In one of the probes, an undercover reporter posed as a mini mart owner who had been fined up to £60,000 for employing unlawful employees, and spoke with Zohaib Hussain. Mr Hussain fired questions at our reporter about his cover story during a meeting at a solicitor's in Huddersfield.

How many illegal workers? So how much is the fine? How many times did they catch you?

Do you sell vaping? Legal or illegal? Bit of both as well? Mr Hussain went on to explain how to avoid the fine. Sometimes we might have to make papers, Mr Hussain said, referring to

business deals. When we asked if the fine would be moved to someone else's name, our undercover reporter inquired. That will be

the last resort,according to Mr Hussain.Mr Hussain cautioned that the immigration authorities would want to jump on the fine right away, bringing a cutting-motion across his throat. His charges will be £3,500, and he'll

look after us. A man identified as Shaxawan appeared in the room throughout the entire meeting with Mr Hussain. Shaxawan was branded by the BBC as a man at the forefront of an organised crime network involved in the facilitation of unlawful recruitment. He told undercover journalists that he and his associates could help refugees, including asylum seekers, establish illegally and

confuse" immigration enforcement. Shaxawan, a British citizen in his 30s, has been the director of 18 companies throughout the north of England, including many High Street mini marts.

Mr Hussain requested that our undercover reporter alert Shaxawan of any forthcoming Immigration Enforcement letters. Mr Hussain said in a previous interview to the BBC:

For clarity, the individual identified in your letter, Mr Shaxawan Jawad, is not connected with me in any way; professional, personal, or otherwise.

I've never been interested in, nor have I promoted, encouraged, or condoned any form of unlawful or improper conduct,he said.Shxawan, also known as Kardos Mateen, told us by email that he categorically denied every allegation, insinuation, and assertion made in our coverage and said he was

not employed by, connected with, or acting on behalf of RKS Solicitors in any RKS Solicitors reported the Solicitance Regulation Authority in a previous statement (SRA).

Mr Hussain is employed as a paralegal under stringent supervision.

The individual is not licensed or instructed to provide immigration or tax assistance.

The company did not have a comment on Shaxawan Jawad. It said that it did not condone unlawful conduct and that it was committed to the

highest standards of professionalism, ethics, and public service

in which it was governed. "West Yorkshire Police is working in close collaboration with the Home Office, which has assumed priority for the probe into the topics covered in recent BBC reports.