Payback order for fake clothing man
A MAN said to have made more than £1 million selling fake designer clothes has been ordered to pay more of the money back.
Tarique Ali, 66, was caught flogging counterfeit Nike and Ralph Lauren goods at Glasgow’s Barras market in
October 2009. Prosecutors stated Ali earned £1,323,580 from the illegal business.
This came after he was found guilty to being concerned in the supply of counterfeit goods in April 2013. Ali, of Pollokshields, was admonished at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
He was the subject of a Proceeds of Crime probe and ordered to pay just £1 under proceeds of crime.
The market trader was said to have no assets at the time of the hearing.
The Crown were told they could apply for more of the dirty money back if Ali’s financial situation changed.
The confiscation order was updated in September 2015 to £1,479.48 which was paid in full.
Ali was not present at a court hearing he was told to pay a further £16,722.11.
It was revealed that Ali’s property in Kirkcaldy Road is in positive equity and has £14,127.63 in realisable interest.
Sheriff Paul Crozier ordered the cash to be paid back within the next six months.
TWO new coronavirus testing sites for people with no Covid symptoms are to be opened in Glasgow. A site will open on March 1 at the Central Mosque in Gorbals and another in Govanhill.
It is part of a phased roll-out where other sites will open in the city to identify people with Covid, but who have no symptoms, so they can self-isolate and break the chain of infection.
The sites will be staffed by the army and also with volunteers at the Mosque.
People living in surrounding communities who do not have Covid-19 symptoms are being asked to come forward for tests from March 1.
Appointments are not needed, people can just turn up and get tested.
The centres will be located at the Central Mosque, 1 Mosque Avenue, Glasgow, and at Govanhill Neighbourhood Centre, 6 Daisy Street, Glasgow. They will each be in place for several weeks.
It follows a pilot programme where asymptomatic testing sites were set up in December in Dalmarnock and Pollokshields.
The new community testing programme is part of ongoing, wider, asymptomatic national testing, which includes health and social care workers and students. Similar test facilities will be set up in other Glasgow neighbourhoods in coming weeks.
Dr Linda de Caestecker, Public Health Director for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, said: “We know that Covid-19 is often spread by people who don’t have symptoms or they are so mild they do not recognise they have the infection.
“Asymptomatic testing enables identification of infection so that people are not spreading the infection to their families, work
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colleagues or the wider community as they go shopping or exercising.
“This has the potential to reduce spread overall. That means we will be more likely to be able to reduce restrictions more quickly.”
Councillor Susan Aitken, leader of Glasgow City Council, said: “I would encourage people not displaying Covid-19 symptoms to volunteer for a test where asymptomatic testing centres have been set up in their local area.
“The test results will help to detect the virus and limit its spread in our communities.”
Free testing continues to be available to anyone with Covid symptoms. Anyone with a fever, new continuous cough or loss of / change in taste or smell should isolate straight away and book a test at NHSinform.scot/test-and-protect or by calling 0800 028 2816.
People who test positive will have to self-isolate for 10 days (or longer if fever persists).
Anyone asked to self-isolate who needs support, can phone the
National Assistance Helpline (0800 111 4000) or textphone (0800 111 4114) from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
The helpline can also advise people about eligibility for the Self-Isolation Support Grant.
The Deputy First Minister gave the latest update of Covid-19 cases and vaccinations yesterday.
John Swinney said there were 885 new positive cases recorded, which was 4.4% of all tests. It takes the total number since the pandemic started to 195,839.
Swinney said an Office of National Statistics report showed positivity declined for the week beginning February 6 to an estimated one in 180 people in Scotland having covid, the lowest across the UK.
Of the new cases, 267 were in Greater Glasgow and Clyde and 166 in Lanarkshire.
There were 1222 in hospital, down by 39, and there were 98 patients in intensive care, up by three. There were another 31 deaths registered.
The Deputy First Minister said there had now been 1,386,152 people vaccinated which includes the latest daily total from Thursday, of 31,186.
The test results will help to detect the virus and limit its spread
A JEALOUS thug threatened to murder his terrified lover for her thumbprint to access her phone.
Connor McAdam, 26, turned on Emma McLoughlin, 24, at properties in Cambuslang and Rutherglen.
McAdam demanded the phone and questioned Miss McLoughlin’s infidelity.
The brute then stubbed her with a cigarette in the eye which caused her eyelashes to burn.
McAdam pleaded guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to engaging in a course of conduct which was the abuse of a partner or ex-partner.
He also admitted assaulting Kerri Murphy, maliciously throwing a mobile phone and an iPad as well as behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.
The allegations spanned between August 2020 and September 2020.
The court heard the pair were in a relationship between March and September 2020.
McAdam threatened to strangle Miss McLoughlin with a seatbelt after an argument on August 30.
McAdam then kicked out Miss McLoughlin and called her a “f***ing s***.”
He had earlier pushed Miss McLoughlin’s friend Miss Murphy due to an argument over her phone.
The pair split up in September but Miss McLoughlin was unable to block McAdam’s number due to threats.
He sent texts stating: “Am killing you, you’re getting done simple, this is never finished, am just playing with you the now, not even started.”
McAdam then interrogated Miss McLoughlin on October 3 asking her where she had been the night before and demanded her phone.
Prosecutor John Bedford said: “Miss McLoughlin’s phone is accessed by a thumbprint.
“McAdam said he would murder and obtain her thumbprint if she refused but she declined.”
McAdam struck Miss McLoughlin to the jaw and head-butted her which caused her to smash against a wardrobe.
He then restrained her between his legs and punched her on the head and body.
Mr Bedford added: “He threatened to gouge her eyes out should she continue to scream.”
He continued to further assault the victim which lasted 15 minutes.
Mr Bedford said: “He then attempted to stub a cigarette out in Miss McLoughlin’s eye.
“She could smell her eyelashes burning, causing her to scream out loud.”
Miss McLoughlin went to hospital later that day for treatment for a shoulder fracture and other injuries including bruising to her chest, wrist and ankle.
Sentence was deferred until next month for background reports by Sheriff Paul Crozier who continued McAdam’s remand in custody meantime.
He threatened to gouge her eyes out should she continue to scream