Helped drivers
Syed Shahed Ahmed, 43, of Vale Street, Sunderland, jailed for three-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to 16 counts of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and a further charge of money laundering;
Afsar Ali, 27, of Otto Terrace, Sunderland, handed an eightmonth sentence suspended for 12 months and 240 hours’ unpaid work after being found guilty of two counts of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice;
Oliur Chowdhury, 29, of Blenheim Walk, South Shields, handed an eight-month sentence suspended for 12 months and 240 hours’ unpaid work after admitting conspiracy to pervert the course of justice;
Saeed Laskar, 24, of Palmerston Street, South Shields, sentenced to six months suspended for 12 months and 220 hours’ unpaid work after being found guilty by a jury of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice;
Rebecca Lambert, 31, of Cambridge Road, Sunderland, admitted conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and received a four-month sentence suspended for 12 months and 100 hours’ unpaid work;
Stefan Lambert, 29, of Polworth Square, Sunderland, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and was handed a four-month sentence suspended for 12 months and 180 hours’ unpaid work;
Abdul Shohid, 62, of Ranson Street, Sunderland, found guilty by a jury of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and given five months in prison suspended for 12 months and 200 hours’ unpaid work;
Hammad Ahmed, 24, of Thornhill Terrace, Sunderland, admitted conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and received a three-month sentence suspended for 12 months and 150 hours ‘unpaid work;
Syed Sabir Ahmed, 35, of General Graham Street, Sunderland, given a five-month sentence suspended for 12 months and 150 hours’ unpaid workafter pleading guilty to conspiracy to pervert the course of justice;
Mohammad Sharif, 50, of Brunton Terrace, Sunderland, sentenced to four months suspended for 12 months and 180 hours’ unpaid work after
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Syed Suber Ahmed, 57 admitting conspiracy to pervert the course of justice;
Abdul Amin, 50, of Abbotsford Grove, Sunderland, handed a four-month sentence suspended for 12 months and 180 hours’ unpaid workafter pleading guilty to conspiracy to pervert the course of justice;
Murshad Miah, 37, of Mainsforth Terrace West, Sunderland, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and received a four-month sentence suspended for 12 months and 180 hours’ unpaid work;
Shayer Miah, 46, of Otto Terrace, Sunderland, admitted conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and was sentenced to four months suspended for 12 months and 18 hours’ unpaid work;
Syed Suber Ahmed, 57, of Otto Terrace, Sunderland, handed a 28-day curfew after pleading guilty to conspiracy to pervert the course of justice;
Syed Nasir Ahmed, 34, of Otto Terrace, Sunderland, admitted conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and received fourmonth sentence suspended for 12 months and 180 hours’ unpaid work.