A Yorkshire businessman with links to serious criminals has lost his vast property empire worth nearly £10 million after a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation.
The agency secured an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) against eight properties owned by 40-year-old Mansoor ‘Manni’ Mahmood Hussain, formerly of Leeds.
The UWO – part of the UK’s armoury in the fight against illicit finance – was the first one obtained solely on an individual’s alleged involvement in serious organised crime.
He submitted 127 lever arch folders and a 76-page statement to explain where his money came from for the propert...