Gang leader loses court battle over crime debt – The Guardian
‘A “retired” high-profile criminal has lost a high court battle over how much he has to pay back from his days of crime.’
The Guardian, 11th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: conspiracy
News International lawyers face tribunal over alleged hacking coverup – The Guardian
‘Two lawyers working for News International at the height of the phone hacking scandal are being prosecuted by the legal profession’s regulator for allegedly seeking to cover up the scale of criminality at the News of the World.’
The Guardian, 9th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
NHS worker jailed over theft of £642,000 earmarked for cancer drugs – The Guardian
‘An NHS worker who played an integral role in a fraud that diverted more than half a million pounds from a world-leading cancer hospital has been jailed for four years.’
The Guardian, 29th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v Jones (Nicholas) – WLR Daily
Regina v Jones (Nicholas) [2014] WLR (D) 319
‘A finding by a tribunal that an expert’s evidence was not as objective and independent as it might have been was not evidence of bad character with sections 98 and 112 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.’
WLR Daily, 16th July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Farmer Michael Wilmot jailed over red diesel fraud in Lincolnshire – BBC News
‘A farmer described as the leader of a gang that organised and ran a “sophisticated” fuel and VAT tax fraud has been jailed.’
BBC News, 12th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Pitiless’ Cardiff builders given jail sentences – BBC News
‘Rogue builders who scammed older people out of over £70,000 have been given jail terms at Newport Crown Court.’
BBC News, 4th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Andy Coulson jailed for 18 months over phone hacking – BBC News
‘Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has been jailed for 18 months for conspiracy to hack phones.’
BBC News, 4th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jail for gang who conned Clacton and Colchester pensioners out of £1m – BBC News
‘A gang of five rogue traders who conned elderly men and women in Essex out of more than £1m have been jailed.’
BBC News, 3rd July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Human trafficking gang jailed – BBC News
‘Four men and a woman have been jailed for conspiring to traffic women into the UK for sexual exploitation.’
BBC News, 2nd July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lawyer seeks shorter Andy Coulson sentence – BBC News
‘Andy Coulson did not know the phone hacking going on while he was News of the World editor was illegal and this fact should mitigate the sentence he faces, his lawyer has said.’
BBC News, 1st July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hacking trial: Legal battle set to cost taxpayers millions of pounds – The Independent
‘A legal battle between Rupert Murdoch’s News UK and England’s prosecuting authorities over the “astronomical” costs of the record-breaking phone hacking trial will involve “millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money”.’
The Independent, 1st July 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Andy Coulson and Clive Goodman face re-trial – BBC News
‘Andy Coulson and Clive Goodman are to face a re-trial on a charge that they bought royal telephone directories from police officers.’
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BBC News, 30th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Phone hacking: it was right to charge Rebekah Brooks, says Keir Starmer – The Guardian
‘Prosecutors were right to charge Rebekah Brooks and other News of the World executives over conspiracy to hack phones as the trials have helped determine who knew about widespread malpractice at the newspaper, Sir Keir Starmer, the former director of public prosecutions, has said.’
The Guardian, 29th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Andy Coulson trial: jurors fail to reach verdicts on remaining charges – The Guardian
‘The trial of Andy Coulson has ended after the jury failed to reach majority verdicts on two remaining counts that he conspired to commit misconduct in public office by paying public officials for the acquisition of royal phone books.’
The Guardian, 25th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
At £100m, phone hacking trial makes history for expense – Daily Telegraph
‘The phone-hacking trial has been one of the most expensive cases in British criminal history, with News International bearing more than half of the expense.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Do not comment on hacking trial until all verdicts are in, judge tells MPs – Daily Telegraph
‘Politicians are warned by judge not to comment upon the outcome of the hacking trial until the jury has returned all its verdicts.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hacking trial: Brooks cleared of charges, Coulson guilty – BBC News
‘Ex-News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks has been cleared of all charges in the phone-hacking trial.’
BBC News, 24th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Leicester fire deaths: Eight people found guilty – BBC News
‘Seven men and a teenager have been convicted for their part in a revenge arson attack that killed four people.’
BBC News,
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two men guilty of murdering a mother and children in botched revenge attack – The Guardian
‘Two men have been found guilty of murdering a mother and her three children in a botched revenge attack.’
The Guardian, 23rd June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Businessmen and footballer jailed over match-fixing – BBC News
‘Two businessmen and a footballer convicted of plotting to fix the results of football matches have been jailed.’
BBC News, 20th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
