http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/9108109.WALTHAM_FOREST__Fake_court_interpreter_jailed/
27 Jun 2011
Waltham Forest: Fake court interpreter jailed
A fake court
interpreter has been jailed for seven months.
Vinod Puri, from
Berkshire, was found with fake and and out of date identification while working
at Waltham Forest Magistrates' Court in February.
He was charged with
seven counts of fraud and pleaded guilty in March.
He was sentenced on
Thursday (June 16) at Snaresbrook Crown Court and fined £18,824.
Detectives discovered
The 57-year-old, of Little Sutton Lane in Slough, had worked as an unregistered
interpreter in several London courts.
His membership of the
National Register for Public Service Interpreters (NRPSI) expired in 2008 after
he failed his exams.
PC Max Conner said:
"Mr Puri had prevented genuine registered interpreters doing their job.
"I hope this
sends a strong message that we will investigate all matters of forgery and any
profit made will be recovered.
