Five men sentenced for Northampton jewellery raid – BBC News
“Five men have been sentenced for a Northampton jewellery raid that made ‘Supergran’ Ann Timson famous.”
BBC News, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: conspiracy
Three Norfolk men jailed for £1m telecoms fraud – BBC News
“Three men have been jailed for their part in a £1m telecoms fraud, said to be one of the biggest in Britain.”
BBC News, 27th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
DPP asks power station protesters to appeal against trespass convictions – The Guardian
“The 20 protesters convicted of conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass after a demonstration at the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station have been invited to appeal against their convictions by the director of public prosecutions.”
The Guardian, 18th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Six people jailed in ‘severed thumb’ case – BBC News
“Six people involved in the abduction, torture and murder of a restaurant worker from Hertfordshire have been jailed.”
BBC News, 28th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jihadist who took BA job to plot terror attack from inside jailed for 30 years – The Guardian
“A disciple of an extremist Islamist cleric, who got a job at British Airways to plot terrorist attacks, has been jailed for 30 years.”
The Guardian, 18th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Raoul Moat accomplices guilty of murder and conspiracy to murder – The Guardian
“Raoul Moat accomplices guilty of murder and conspiracy to murder.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teenagers jailed for running £16m internet crime forum – The Guardian
“Three teenagers who founded and operated one of the world’s largest English-language internet crime forums, described in court as ‘Crimebook’, have been sentenced to up to five years in custody.”
The Guardian, 2nd March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lecturer jailed over fake sex drug plan – The Independent
“A university worker was jailed today for planning to flood the market with fake sex-enhancing drugs.”
The Independent, 24th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
RAF men jailed for smuggling cigarettes to North East – BBC News
“Three RAF servicemen who helped smuggle seven million cigarettes into Britain on military flights from the Middle East have been jailed.”
BBC News, 4th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Undercover police case: CPS to review convictions of environmental protesters – Daily Telegraph
“The Crown Prosecution service (CPS) is to review the convictions of a group of environmental protesters sentenced for planning to shut down the UK’s second largest power station.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station activists sentenced – BBC News
“Two activists who planned to shut down a power station in Nottinghamshire have been given community orders.”
BBC News, 18th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gloucestershire scam builders guilty of £1m fraud – BBC News
“A gang of Gloucestershire builders has been convicted of scamming householders out of a combined total of nearly £1m.”
BBC News, 17th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Activists challenge convictions in wake of police spy revelations – The Guardian
“Twenty environmental activists are seeking to overturn recent criminal convictions in the wake of the Guardian’s revelations about a network of undercover police officers embedded deep in the movement.”
The Guardian, 13th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ratcliffe activists found guilty of coal station plot – The Guardian
“Campaigners who planned to shut down coal-fired power station convicted of conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass.”
The Guardian, 14th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rogue traders sentenced over East Midlands £1.5m fraud – BBC News
“A gang of rogue builders who conned hundreds across the East Midlands with substandard work have been sentenced.”
BBC News, 8th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lawyer jailed over immigration scam – UK Border Agency
“A former barrister has today been jailed for 8 1/2 years for his role in a massive immigration scam which netted millions of pounds. 36-year-old Syed Ahmed of Havelock Terrace, Sunderland was among 5 people involved in running a bogus college and corrupt immigration advisory firm in London. They were all arrested after an investigation by our London immigration crime team.”
UK Border Agency, 25th October 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Animal rights activists jailed for terrorising suppliers to Huntingdon Life Sciences – The Guardian
“Five animal rights activists who waged a relentless campaign of “violence and terror” against companies and individuals linked to Huntingdon Life Sciences were jailed today.”
The Guardian, 25th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cottingham Lazaat hotel raid: armed teenagers jailed – BBC News
“Four teenagers have been jailed after an armed raid at an East Yorkshire hotel left a night porter ‘terrified.’ ”
BBC News, 21st October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shoplifter wins case over ‘disproportionate detention’ – The Independent
“A shoplifter with ‘a bad criminal record for offences of theft’ has won the right to damages against the Home Secretary under human rights laws.”
The Independent, 1st October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Seven jailed over sham marriages scam – The Independent
“Seven members of a gang who organised sham weddings for illegal immigrants were jailed today (28 September).”
The Independent, 28th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
