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'''Farah Damji''' (born 6 October 1966) is a British and Ugandan citizen known for her criminal activity and journalism.
== Early life ==
Damji was born in Uganda in 1966, and moved with her family to London in 1970.<ref name="TryMe">Damji, Farah (2009), ''Try Me'', The Ark Press. </ref> She has two children.<ref name="LES09">Roberts, Alison (15 July 2009), "[https://ift.tt/3ak9Btz Confessions of London's most dangerous woman]", ''[[London Evening Standard]]''. Retrieved 2017-06-06.</ref><ref name="TryMe" /><ref name="Indy06">Adams, Guy (30 July 2006), "[https://ift.tt/3eGJeSi 'It seems I am the cause of great consternation'...]", ''[[The Independent#The Independent on Sunday|The Independent on Sunday]]''. Retrieved 2017-06-06.</ref><ref name="telegraph2005">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref name="Roberts05">Roberts, Geneviève (13 October 2005), "[https://ift.tt/2xKCUbE Tycoon's daughter is jailed for card theft]", ''[[The Independent]]''. Retrieved 2016-08-19.</ref> She became closely attached to her grandfather. After her family was briefly kidnapped, they moved to England.<ref name="LES09" /> According to Damji, she was sexually abused starting at the age of nine, which was the underlying motivation for her later crimes.<ref name="LES09" /> Her father was an Indian businessman and her mother a Jordanian princess.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
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== Convictions ==
=== Financial Crimes ===
From 1993 to 1995, Damji ran an art gallery in Manhattan and [[East Hampton (town), New York|East Hampton]].<ref name="Lambert">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> She was charged in Manhattan of forging checks and of other scams related to her artwork, such as pretending that she hadn't been paid for the work yet, then cashing both checks.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> She was convicted and spent six months in prison for these charges.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
Damji then returned to the United Kingdom. There, she founded, and became the publisher and editor of, the [[lifestyle magazine]] ''Another Generation'' (originally named ''Indobrit''),<ref name="Indy062">Adams, Guy (30 July 2006), "[https://ift.tt/3eGJeSi 'It seems I am the cause of great consternation'...]", ''[[The Independent#The Independent on Sunday|The Independent on Sunday]]''. Retrieved 2017-06-06.</ref> which folded after nine issues. During this time, she also wrote articles for mainstream and ethnic media, including a regular column in the ''[[Birmingham Post]]'', an article in ''[[New Statesman]]'',<ref>"[https://ift.tt/2VmcN3Q Writers—Farah Damji]", ''[[New Statesman]]''. Retrieved 2018-04-11.</ref> and an article in ''[[The Observer]]''.<ref>Damji, Farah (24 August 2003), "[https://ift.tt/34T0krt Shedding the shame of Uganda]", ''[[The Observer]]''. Retrieved 2017-06-06.</ref> It was discovered that she had conned co-workers and friends during this time period through stealing their credit cards, prompting a criminal trial.<ref name=":1"></ref> The trial was lengthened because Damji impeded various aspects of it. She tricked the prosecution's witness into not showing up, and disappeared for a month during the pre-trial hearing.<ref name=":1" /> In the month that she disappeared, she blogged about her freedom.<ref name=":0" /> While on bail, she continued to con various journalists and other media figures.<ref name=":1" /> She pleaded guilty to six counts of theft, 11 counts of obtaining property or services by deception, and two counts of perverting the course of justice.<ref name="telegraph20052">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref name="Thompson3">Thompson, Tony (2011), ''Gang Land'' (London: [[Hodder & Stoughton]]), [https://ift.tt/2RT5Tkd chap.13].</ref>
=== Stalking ===
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== Later Advocacy ==
Damji, after getting released from prison, spoke about the need for gender equality in the prison system, particularly those with mental health conditions.<ref></ref> She became the managing editor of "The View Magazine," a magazine on issues related to mental health, women's rights, and criminal justice reform.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== Early life ==
Damji was born in Uganda in 1966, and moved with her family to London in 1970.<ref name="TryMe">Damji, Farah (2009), ''Try Me'', The Ark Press. </ref> She has two children.<ref name="LES09">Roberts, Alison (15 July 2009), "[https://ift.tt/3ak9Btz Confessions of London's most dangerous woman]", ''[[London Evening Standard]]''. Retrieved 2017-06-06.</ref><ref name="TryMe" /><ref name="Indy06">Adams, Guy (30 July 2006), "[https://ift.tt/3eGJeSi 'It seems I am the cause of great consternation'...]", ''[[The Independent#The Independent on Sunday|The Independent on Sunday]]''. Retrieved 2017-06-06.</ref><ref name="telegraph2005">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref name="Roberts05">Roberts, Geneviève (13 October 2005), "[https://ift.tt/2xKCUbE Tycoon's daughter is jailed for card theft]", ''[[The Independent]]''. Retrieved 2016-08-19.</ref> She became closely attached to her grandfather. After her family was briefly kidnapped, they moved to England.<ref name="LES09" /> According to Damji, she was sexually abused starting at the age of nine, which was the underlying motivation for her later crimes.<ref name="LES09" /> Her father was an Indian businessman and her mother a Jordanian princess.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
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== Convictions ==
=== Financial Crimes ===
From 1993 to 1995, Damji ran an art gallery in Manhattan and [[East Hampton (town), New York|East Hampton]].<ref name="Lambert">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> She was charged in Manhattan of forging checks and of other scams related to her artwork, such as pretending that she hadn't been paid for the work yet, then cashing both checks.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> She was convicted and spent six months in prison for these charges.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
Damji then returned to the United Kingdom. There, she founded, and became the publisher and editor of, the [[lifestyle magazine]] ''Another Generation'' (originally named ''Indobrit''),<ref name="Indy062">Adams, Guy (30 July 2006), "[https://ift.tt/3eGJeSi 'It seems I am the cause of great consternation'...]", ''[[The Independent#The Independent on Sunday|The Independent on Sunday]]''. Retrieved 2017-06-06.</ref> which folded after nine issues. During this time, she also wrote articles for mainstream and ethnic media, including a regular column in the ''[[Birmingham Post]]'', an article in ''[[New Statesman]]'',<ref>"[https://ift.tt/2VmcN3Q Writers—Farah Damji]", ''[[New Statesman]]''. Retrieved 2018-04-11.</ref> and an article in ''[[The Observer]]''.<ref>Damji, Farah (24 August 2003), "[https://ift.tt/34T0krt Shedding the shame of Uganda]", ''[[The Observer]]''. Retrieved 2017-06-06.</ref> It was discovered that she had conned co-workers and friends during this time period through stealing their credit cards, prompting a criminal trial.<ref name=":1"></ref> The trial was lengthened because Damji impeded various aspects of it. She tricked the prosecution's witness into not showing up, and disappeared for a month during the pre-trial hearing.<ref name=":1" /> In the month that she disappeared, she blogged about her freedom.<ref name=":0" /> While on bail, she continued to con various journalists and other media figures.<ref name=":1" /> She pleaded guilty to six counts of theft, 11 counts of obtaining property or services by deception, and two counts of perverting the course of justice.<ref name="telegraph20052">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref name="Thompson3">Thompson, Tony (2011), ''Gang Land'' (London: [[Hodder & Stoughton]]), [https://ift.tt/2RT5Tkd chap.13].</ref>
=== Stalking ===
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== Later Advocacy ==
Damji, after getting released from prison, spoke about the need for gender equality in the prison system, particularly those with mental health conditions.<ref></ref> She became the managing editor of "The View Magazine," a magazine on issues related to mental health, women's rights, and criminal justice reform.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
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