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.
Alias has denied ever providing such advice to anyone, or giving false information to the Home Office.
At least £150m is currently owed to the government in uncollected illegal-working fines, according to Home Office figures obtained by the BBC.
In response to our investigation, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced a review of the way such fines are issued and collected.
In a statement, she said she wanted to thank the BBC "for exposing those who undermine our rules".
Many business owners do not take the fines seriously, a law enforcement official has told us anonymously.
She told us she had seen immigration fine notices, "some worth £40,000, stuffed in a box" on a mini-mart counter.
When she had asked a member of staff if the business owners intended to pay, she said she had been told: "'It's got nothing to do with me.'"
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London attacked one of the victims while she was pushing her baby in a pram, a court has heard.
Abdisamad Siad, of no fixed abode, appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court charged with three counts of assault by beating.
Magistrates heard the alleged offences took place on Clapton Common, Hackney, on Monday when the first victim reported being "slapped across the face" by a man at about 13:30 BST.
Siad entered not guilty pleas to the three charges and was remanded into custody.
The court was told the second complainant was pushing her baby daughter in a pram when, at about 13:36, she was allegedly punched twice in the face by the defendant.
Shortly after, the defendant allegedly punched the third victim "three to four times" before running away.
Resist Comment. The hypocrisy of islam is breathtaking. If this is muslim morality it simply reinvigorates our desire to ensure that the evils of islam are not associated with the UK.
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