Fake Sheikh: Tabloid 'king of sting' jailed for 15 months
Mazher Mahmood was convicted of conspiring to pervert the course of justice following a trial in London.
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Mazher Mahmood was convicted of conspiring to pervert the course of justice following a trial in London.
The self-proclaimed ‘king of the sting’ has been convicted of withholding evidence that would have been beneficial to defendant Tulisa Contostavlos.
Controversial journalist Mazher Mahmood uses a sheikh costume to lure celebrities.
Emails obtained by Tom Watson MP, an outspoken critic of Rupert Murdoch’s press, indicate surveillance to try and find details of an extramarital affair.
Mazher Mahmood, the News of the World’s infamous ‘Fake Sheikh’, may be given a new job to stop him joining another paper.