Finance firm was front for Nat West fraud

A gang of fraudsters helped customers obtain loans they had no hope of repaying using false documents, a court heard. Bee Finance, based in Wood Green, was at the heart of the scam between 2018 and 2019, Southwark Crown Court heard. Jurors were told Cebrail Polat, 53, Munube Polat, 43, and Ezzu Ahmet, who ran the firm, along with two ‘insiders’ Matthew Wood and Laurence Taylor – were earlier convicted of involvement. Six loan applicants, Ibrahim Ali, 58, Fadime Aslan,…