-Mohammed Razaq created false document for bogus damages claim
-Police officer was in charge of 'zero tolerance' crime crackdown
-Inspector may now face jail after conviction for £46,000 fraud
Inspector Razaq, 53, swindled thousands of pounds relating to four houses he owned, a court heard. He repeatedly denied any wrong-doing, but was found guilty after a six-week trial. He owned four homes and was trying to buy a fifth property in Bolton and used several different identities in a bid to cover his tracks.
Mr Razaq was in charge of a neighbourhood police team in Bolton, Greater Manchester, until he was arrested and his office was raided by police.
Greater Manchester Police said a misconduct inquiry will be held and the case referred to the Home Secretary to decide if he should have part of his pension withheld.
Elisa Hopley, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said:
"Mohammed Razaq embarked upon a prolonged period of dishonesty, breaching the trust that was placed in him as a serving inspector for Greater Manchester Police."
Police officers were "not above the laws they are expected to uphold", she said.
In 2011 he was suspended on full pay for seven months over a separate, internal corruption investigation, which did not relate to the fraud offences.
He was cleared of that corruption – but then charged with fraud and money laundering.
Mr Razaq has been suspended for two years and will be sentenced on 28 June.
