We disclosed in 2018 how, just six years after he was unanimously found guilty for a second time of perverting the course of justice and misconduct in public office, Dizaei had a portfolio of business interests including an import-export company specialising in his native Iran. At the time, he was living in a beautifully appointed, rented £5million house in one of the most exclusive neighbourhoods in Surrey, popular with A-list celebrities and sports stars.