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Lord Sugar thanks police after man who sent him racist letters is convicted

The correspondence was “deeply derogatory towards the Jewish faith”, police said.

December 3, 2021 15:43
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: Lord Sugar arrives in Downing Street on October 14, 2009 in London. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
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Lord Alan Sugar has spoken out this week after the man who targeted him with abusive and antisemitic letters was convicted on Wednesday.

 The Leyton man - Patrick Gomes - is awaiting sentencing over the three letters sent to Lord Sugar’s business premises in Loughton in October and December 2018. 

The correspondence was directly addressed to Lord Sugar and its contents were “deeply derogatory towards the Jewish faith”, police said. 

Lord Sugar said he initially felt “reluctant to pass this matter on to the police as they are already stretched and have enough on their plates dealing with serious crimes.”