A former undercover journalist known as the 'Fake Sheikh' is facing jail after being found guilty of tampering with evidence in a collapsed drugs trial.
Mazher Mahmood was convicted alongside his driver, Alan Smith, at the Old Bailey in relation to a case involving pop star Tulisa Contostavlos.
They were both found guilty of plotting to pervert the course of justice by conspiring to suppress evidence at the former N-Dubz singer's trial, which was thrown out of Southwark Crown Court in July 2014.
Since his arrest, a number of criminal cases - in which Mahmood was due to appear as a witness - have been dropped and some convictions are being reviewed.
For over a quarter century, Mahmood worked as an undercover reporter for the Sunday Times, Sun on Sunday and the now-defunct News of the World.
Helped by Smith, he became known as 'King of the Sting' but has since been suspended by News UK.
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