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Five accused of running a fake Covid lab that made £6.67M in three weeks with no real testing.
Former Labour MP Shahid Malik and four others are on trial at Bradford Crown Court, accused of running a fraudulent Covid-19 testing lab, RT Diagnostics, that operated in poor conditions with untrained staff and substandard equipment, failing to meet UK testing standards.
Prosecutors say the lab, which made £6.67 million in three weeks, reported only 45 positive results from over 123,000 tests, discarded untested samples, and falsely told people they were negative.
Despite a website claiming accreditation, the lab never completed certification.
Funds were allegedly funneled through a second company with a similar name, and after being removed from the government supplier list, defendants allegedly tried to restart operations through a third company fronted by a councillor.
All five deny charges of fraudulent trading, causing a public nuisance, and money laundering.
The trial continues.
Cinco acusados de dirigir un falso laboratorio de Covid que hizo £6.67M en tres semanas sin pruebas reales.