A former magistrates' court clerk has become the first person to be sentenced under the UK Bribery Act, after he admitted accepting a £500 bribe to "get rid" of a speeding charge. Munir Patel has been sentenced to six years in prison at Southwark Crown Court today (18 November) after last month pleading guilty to bribery and misconduct in public office during his employment as an administrative clerk at London's Redbridge Magistrates' Court.
November 18, 2011 at 08:06 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
A former magistrates’ court clerk has become the first person to be sentenced under the UK Bribery Act, after he admitted accepting a £500 bribe to “get rid” of a speeding charge.
Munir Patel has been sentenced to six years in prison at Southwark Crown Court today (18 November) after last month pleading guilty to bribery and misconduct in public office during his employment as an administrative clerk at London’s Redbridge Magistrates’ Court.
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