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Showing 41 - 50 of 75 results for crime type "Fraud and economic crime" & area "CPS"
Three men who defrauded two victims out of their pensions have today been jailed.Simon Hooper, 50, Martin Kelly, 61, and Ryan Allen, 46, were found guilty of fraud offences following a trial at Wood Green Crown Court. On 4 October 2024, they were sentenced to six years, five years and four and a…
A man from Kent has been jailed for operating a Ponzi-style scheme disguised as betting syndicate, defrauding thousands of members out of over £44 million.Michael Stanley, 67 from Chatham, pleaded guilty to a series of fraud offences and was sentenced today at Maidstone Crown Court to six years in…
An entrepreneur was sentenced today (20 September 2024) for fraudulently obtaining a COVID-19 Bounce Bank Loans to a value of £50,000.Gerald Smith, 69, was found guilty of two counts related to fraud and concealing criminal property or concealing the use of money and sentenced to 18 months…
A former National Trust employee who defrauded the organisation out of more than £1million has today been jailed, after he appeared in Bristol Crown Court with his sons who laundered the proceeds of the fraud.Roger Bryant, 73, of Barnstaple, Devon, was employed by the National Trust as a building…
Two businessmen from Yorkshire have been sentenced for tax evasion of over £3.2 million, after they set up offshore companies to hide large profits from a land sale.Brothers Michael Hirst, 54, from Wakefield, and Stephen Hirst, 61, from Bridlington, both pleaded guilty to cheating the public…
A woman who gave false information and lied about her qualifications when applying and interviewing for a job as a senior nurse at a Welsh neonatal unit has been found guilty today of fraud. Following a trial at Cardiff Crown Court, Tanya Nasir, 45, from Hertfordshire, was found guilty of nine…
A barrister and part-time immigration tribunal judge has been jailed for defrauding the Legal Aid Agency, along with other lawyers, by falsely claiming defence legal costs.Rasib Ghaffar, 54, conspired to inflate legal fees and work claimed for in 2011 and 2012 has been sentenced to three years…
Five members of an organised criminal gang, which falsely claimed more than £53 million in Universal Credit in the largest benefit fraud in England and Wales, have been jailed.Bulgarian nationals Galina Nikolova, 39, Stoyan Stoyanov, 28, Tsvetka Todorova, 53, Gyunesh Ali, 34, and Patritsia Paneva,…
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A banking fraudster has been sentenced for making fake applications to banks and a pension company to obtain loans, banking, and pension facilities, totalling around £178,000 in potential losses.Michael Cross, 38, has today been sentenced to three years imprisonment at Inner Crown Court London. …
A gang of seven men have been sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court for stealing train track rails.Jaspreet Oberoi, 40, Lee Clark, 48, Dean Tonks, 38, Ricky Collins, 40, Daniel Hemmings, 77, David Aignotti, 58 and Shaun Webber, 41, were sentenced to 30 months imprisonment, 27 months imprisonment…
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To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal proceedings, the CPS, the police and media representatives developed a joint protocol for working together. We are currently in the process of updating the protocol.
