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"An email disguised to look like Royal Courts of Justice correspondence was sent in June 2023 to HMP Chelmsford instructing the prison to releasing convicted fraudster Junead Ahmed on bail. At the time Ahmed was awaiting sentence after he admitted to posing as a doctor in order to rent a property he could not afford and buy a home worth more than 2 million."
"it was only when the staff received more emails from the same address a day later ordering two other inmates to be freed they realised the emails were fake. One of the emails named Charlotte Whittaker who was also released during the chaos. A member of prison staff became suspicious of these orders and after further checks were conducted, the Royal Court of Justice verified that no release orders were made for the two men and that Ahmed was incorrectly released."
The Independent sends reporters across major issues and funds open access journalism through donations rather than paywalls. A June 2023 email impersonating Royal Courts of Justice correspondence instructed HMP Chelmsford to release convicted fraudster Junead Ahmed on bail. Ahmed had admitted posing as a doctor to rent unaffordable property and buy a home worth over 2 million and was awaiting sentence when he was released that day. Staff later received additional fake emails ordering two other inmates freed, including Charlotte Whittaker. Suspicion led to checks that confirmed no court release orders had been made and Ahmed had been released incorrectly.
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