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Man cons Leeds City Council out of £710,000 in 'Greggs' swindle

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Man conned Leeds City Council out of 710k in ' Greggs ' swindle, court told.

Aftab Baig , 47 , claimed to be a property manager for the bakery chain.

He applied for a grant to help small businesses during the Covid pandemic in 2020 .

Baig was caught out and all but 90,000 of the grant was returned to the council.

He was found guilty of three counts of fraud at Leeds Crown Court on Wednesday .

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