‘Fake Sheikh’ Mazher Mahmood jailed for 15 months
- 21-Oct-2016
LONDON: Undercover journalist Mazher Mahmood has been jailed for 15 months after being found guilty earlier this month of perverting the course of justice in drug trial case. He was accused of tampering with evidence in the collapsed drugs trial of singer Tulisa Contostavlos. Mahmood, 53, the self-styled “king of the sting”, and his driver Alan Smith, 67, […]
UK’s ‘Fake Sheikh’ sting king guilty of perverting trial
- 05-Oct-2016
LONDON: British undercover journalist Mazher Mahmood, known for his “Fake Sheikh” disguise and string of celebrity tabloid stings, was found guilty Wednesday of perverting the course of justice.
UK 'fake sheikh' reporter charged with conspiracy to pervert justice
- 29-Sep-2015
LONDON: Mazher Mahmood, a British journalist whose undercover work posing as a "fake sheikh" led to a number of high-profile criminal court cases, was charged on Tuesday with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
Britain to review 25 'Fake Sheikh' convictions
- 04-Dec-2014
LONDON: Twenty-five convictions secured through evidence given by British reporter Mazher Mahmood -- nicknamed the Fake Sheikh -- will be reviewed due to doubts over his reliability as a witness, prosecutors said Thursday.