Court clerk becomes first person convicted under UK Bribery Act
A former magistrates' court clerk has become the first person to be prosecuted and convicted under the UK Bribery Act, after he admitted accepting a £500 bribe to "get rid" of a speeding charge. Munir Patel pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court last Friday (14 October) to bribery and misconduct in public office during his employment as an administrative clerk at London's Redbridge Magistrates' Court.
October 18, 2011 at 06:38 AM
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A former magistrates' court clerk has become the first person to be prosecuted and convicted under the UK Bribery Act, after he admitted accepting a £500 bribe to "get rid" of a speeding charge.
Munir Patel pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court last Friday (14 October) to bribery and misconduct in public office during his employment as an administrative clerk at London's Redbridge Magistrates' Court.
He accepted the bribe in exchange for omitting to record a traffic offence on a court database.
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