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To make criminal court reporting more open, the CPS, police, and media representatives created a joint protocol (agreement) for working together. We are currently working on an updated version of the protocol.
Showing 61 - 70 of 75 results for crime type "Fraud and economic crime" & area "CPS"
Two men who pretended to be police officers and preyed on elderly victims in a fraud involving more than £400,000 were imprisoned today (Tuesday 19 December 2023).Mohammed Zaman Ahmed, 26, and Kawsar Ahmed, 25, were sentenced at Gloucester Crown Court to three years and eight months and four years…
More than 200 people who were conned into buying useless investments have received payouts from the money recovered from the fraudster.The 222 victims of Paul Seakens, 62, have been given a share of the £1,037,948 that prosecutors from the Crown Prosecution Service helped recover after he was…
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Two men, whose conspiracy to smuggle drugs and cigarettes into the UK was foiled after a farmer accidentally spotted a consignment of cocaine, have been handed lengthy prison sentences today.
The scheme involved the pair using their freight company as a cover to clear shipping containers that…
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The Crown Prosecution Service has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) today (Tuesday 5 December 2023) with Entain plc, a global online sports betting and gaming business (owner of Ladbrokes and Coral bookmakers) headquartered in London, to settle the HM Revenue & Customs…
Three money laundering cash couriers were found guilty at Isleworth Crown Court, for their part in arranging the transportation of illegally obtained cash out of the United Kingdom.
Samantha Horst, age 51, Bridget Jane Taylor, age 43, and Craig Bramall, age 42, were all found guilty of…
A former Shropshire hotel manager has been jailed for five years after defrauding almost £2 million from businesses using invalid cheques.
Christopher Peach, 51, from Ellesmere, entered into a plea agreement with the Crown prior to being charged with 18 counts of fraud and one of money…
One of the five Oxbridge-educated fraudsters who lured wealthy individuals to invest in fake “green” projects is sentenced to an additional term of imprisonment for non-payment of his £2.7m Confiscation Order.
Today at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, Rodney Whiston-Dew was ordered to serve a…
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Introduction
Good morning, it is a pleasure to be here.
As we are in a university setting, I would like to pay tribute to Professor Phil Rumney, who sadly died yesterday. Academic scrutiny of the work we do in criminal justice will be the poorer for his passing.
Economic crime poses a…
Good morning, and welcome – to London and to this Heads of Prosecuting Agencies Conference. What a pleasure it is to be together in-person again after three years, and we are delighted to be hosting you all here.
I see this as such an opportunity – for us to share experiences and learn from each…
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The Crown Prosecution Service is today launching a united team to tackle the changing nature of serious and organised crime.
The new Serious Economic, Organised Crime and International Directorate (SEOCID) brings together specialists in economic crime, organised crime, proceeds of crime and…
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Media protocol
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.
