Security pair jailed for Birmingham Airport smuggling – BBC News
“Two security workers have been jailed for helping to smuggle illegal immigrants through Birmingham Airport.”
BBC News, 4th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: conspiracy
East Europeans jailed for fraud over £750,000 ‘benefit tourists’ – Daily Telegraph
“Three Eastern Europeans who flew friends and family into Britain and claimed £750,000 in tax credits have been jailed for a total of 12 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Four admit to phone-hacking plots in Coulson and Brooks eras – The Guardian
“Three former news editors from the News of the World have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to hack mobile phones during a six-year period when Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson were editing the Sunday title, it was disclosed in court.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Cash for crash’ fraud – sentencing in the criminal courts by Bronia Hartley – Zenith Chambers
“The Court of Appeal in the recent case of McKenzie [2013] EWCA Crim 1544 dismissed the Defendant’s appeal against the sentence of 15 months’ imprisonment imposed by the Crown Court following his conviction after trial for a fraud committed in the context of false insurance claims in the form of ‘cash for crash’ incidents.”
Zenith Chambers, 25th October 2013
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
‘British justice on trial’: Judge urges phone-hacking jury to consider only the evidence presented to them – The Independent
“The jury that will decide the guilt or innocence of Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson and six other defendants was sworn in at the Old Bailey with a warning from the judge that ‘British justice is on trial’.”
The Independent, 30th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Supreme court to make final ruling on Poundland case – The Guardian
“The UK supreme court will hand down judgment on Wednesday morning in what is expected to be the final chapter in a long-running dispute between the Department of Work and Pensions and former jobseeker Cait Reilly over the legality of so-called workfare schemes.”
The Guardian, 30th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Phone-hacking: trial of Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks to begin – The Guardian
“The trial of former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks and others linked with alleged phone-hacking at the now-defunct News of the World will begin on Monday at the Old Bailey, kicking off what is likely to be one of the longest criminal trials in recent memory.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Andrew Jaipaul murder: Allan Kalema sentenced to 14 years in prison – BBC News
“A gang member has been jailed for life after a painter and decorator was stabbed 25 times in a London estate.”
BBC News, 18th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Driving test candidates must sit exam in English or Welsh – BBC News
“All driving test candidates will have to sit the written theory exam in either English or Welsh after a ban on foreign languages by the UK government.”
BBC News, 11th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
South Yorkshire sex abusers not to face extra charges – BBC News
“Two men who pleaded guilty to more than 50 ‘appalling’ child sex offences will not face trial over 14 other allegations, prosecutors have said.”
BBC News, 14th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Welsh court processes 86 people over ‘crash for cash’ insurance conspiracy – The Guardian
“Magistrates court closes to all other cases as people aged 23 to 71 face conspiracy charges over fraud involving repair garage.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal increases sentence of man who conned elderly – Attorney General’s Office
“Court of Appeal found the 21 month sentence given to Bernard Collins for conspiracy to defraud unduly lenient and increased it to 3 ½ years.”
Attorney General’s Office, 24th September 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Weyhill petrol station cash machine blast driver jailed – BBC News
“A man who admitted driving a gang to a petrol station where a cash machine was blown up has been jailed.”
BBC News, 25th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Liverpool court clerk jailed for driving licence scam – BBC News
“A court clerk from Liverpool who helped more than 70 motorists falsify their
driving records and escape bans has been jailed for six years.”
BBC News, 13th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
British terror suspect will face extradition despite human rights victory – Daily Telegraph
“A British al-Qaeda suspect still faces extradition to America despite winning a human rights battle, the Home Secretary has vowed.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Fine wine fraudsters jailed for conning elderly investors – Daily Telegraph
“Two members of a family of fraudsters who conned elderly investors in a £4.5 million fine wine scam have been jailed for a total of ten-and-a-half years.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
94 driving licences removed over test translation fraud – BBC News
“Driving licences are being stripped from dozens of people after an interpreter who gave Chinese theory test candidates the answers.”
BBC News, 8th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sentencing in Serious and Complex Frauds – Dyers Chambers
“Giles Bedloe, who acted as junior counsel in SFO v Williams reviews the recent statements of the Court of Appeal in Attorney General’s Reference Nos. 7 & 8 of 2012 and R v Levene [2013] EWCA 709.”
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Dyers Chambers, 11th July 2013
Source: www.dyerschambers.com
Men guilty of Staffordshire nail bombing plot – BBC News
“Four men have been found guilty of causing a series of nail bomb explosions at houses in Staffordshire.”
BBC News, 30th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two brothers jailed for Selfridges raid – The Guardian
“Two brothers have been jailed for their roles in a ‘professionally planned and executed’ million-pound armed raid at Selfridges, in which the gang dressed in burqas.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
