A Yorkshire councillor facing fraud-related charges has been suspended by the Labour Party.
Councillor Paul Moore, who was elected to serve the Dewsbury East ward for Kirklees Council at last year’s local elections, has been charged with causing a public nuisance and carrying on a business with the intent to defraud creditors or for other fraudulent reasons. The councillor is one of five people facing charges in relation to Dewsbury-based business RT Diagnostics.
Another of the five people implicated is Shahid Malik, a former MP for Dewsbury who also served as the Justice Minister under Gordon Brown’s government. Also accused are Lynn Connell, 62, of Ash Hall, Ripponden, Faisal Shoukat, 36, from Saville Park, Halifax and Alexander Zarneh, 69, of Wood Lane in Hipperholme. The case was brought before Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court on Thursday , but the court was told that the case could only be heard by the Crown Court due to its severity.
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