Parmar's partner in crime faces sentence

Only one of the two subcontractors accused of helping convicted conman Paul Parmar defraud three contractors of nearly £900,000 was found guilty of two charges of conspiracy last week.
Backed by false references supplied by Hounslow-based Advanced Distribution (ADL) and AJ Construction in Sidcup, Parmar secured surveying positions with Frederick Sage, Coffey Construction and Pel Project Management (PPM).
Isleworth Crown Court heard he then employed ADL and AJ Construction on contracts and signed off payments for work not carried out. Parmar admitted his part in the fraud before the trial began. ADL owner Fatah Bhalla was found guilty of two charges of conspiracy.
Prosecutor Michael Holland told the court that Parmar and Bhalla had pushed their luck too far with PPM. "Other companies wrote off their losses rather than risk taking legal action. It was only Pel Project Management, which lost so much, that went to the police."
Parmar and Bhalla will be sentenced later this month.
The jury failed to return a verdict on charges of conspiracy and deception against Aytac Asaf, owner of AJ Construction. He will probably face a retrial next year.
Parmar's wife Sonal, who was said to have shared a "lavish lifestyle" with him, financed by the fraud, was cleared of living on the proceeds of crime.