Figure caption,

Lawyer Mohammad Alias Yousaf advised how to avoid paying a £45,000 illegal-worker fine

ByEd Thomas, UK editor, Rebecca Wearn and Patrick Clahane
  • Published6 minutes ago

A solicitor has been secretly filmed by the BBC explaining how he could make a £45,000 illegal-working fine go away.

Mohammad Alias Yousaf - also known as Alias - made the claim to an undercover reporter, who was posing as a mini-mart owner facing a fine for employing an illegal worker.

The Bradford-based solicitor told his potential client he could avoid paying the fine, if he could find someone overseas prepared to declare themselves the owner of the mini-mart.