Brothers in ‘£300k Covid swindle’

Two brothers made fraudulent claims for Covid bounce back loans worth 300k, a court heard Mohammed Al Multaj, 37, and Youssef Al Multaj, 30, said to have swindled banks including Starling Bank, HSBC, Metro Bank and Clydesdale Bank. The pair appeared at Southwark Crown Court today aided by an Arabic interpreter. They each denied six counts of fraud by false representation. Max Baines, prosecuting, said that their trial, which is fixed for 5 October next year, would last between two…