#374 | The Rise And Fall of “The Fake Sheikh”
English Learning for Curious Minds
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Mazam Mahmoud's Fake-Shakes
In 2013, Mazam Mahmoud was in his fourth decade of being in the fake-shake. He had been investigating and exposing people since 1980. His target this time was a lady called Tulesa Contos-Stavros who made her name with hip-hop band Endups but went on to be a judge on X Factor. The article revealed that Tulesa had arranged to sell 800 pounds, about a thousand euros, worth of cocaine to Mahmoud. It also didn't seem to make much sense as she was making huge amounts of money. Why would she be selling a comparatively small amount of drugs? She was arrested shortly after. Her houses were searched and she was charged by the
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