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# Mazher Mahmood

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# Mazher Mahmood
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.
# Mazher Mahmood
Fake Sheikh facing jail time after conviction for perverting the course of justice in Tulisa trial
The self-proclaimed ‘king of the sting’ has been convicted of withholding evidence that would have been beneficial to defendant Tulisa Contostavlos.
# entrapment
BBC won't unmask The Sun's 'Fake Sheikh' just yet, but they promise they will
Controversial journalist Mazher Mahmood uses a sheikh costume to lure celebrities.
# Hacking
Watch live: Leveson inquiry hears evidence from David Cameron
The inquiry set up in the wake of the phone hacking scandal at the News of the World continues to receive witness testimony today.
# Hacking
News of the World ‘commissioned surveillance of critical MP’ – emails
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.
# Hacking
Watch: Journalists give evidence to Leveson inquiry
The inquiry set up in the wake of the News of the World hacking scandal continues to receive witness testimonies today.
# Scam
Pakistani cricketers found guilty of spot fixing
Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir have been convicted of a conspiracy to cheat during an international test match in England last year.
# Fake Sheikh
News International in talks to save 'Fake Sheikh' journalist
Mazher Mahmood, the News of the World’s infamous ‘Fake Sheikh’, may be given a new job to stop him joining another paper.