“A rape case against five men collapsed after a court heard that the female victim had spoken online about taking part in group sex.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Three men have been jailed for their involvement in a £33m drug deal, after the UK’s largest ever heroin seizure.”
BBC News, 11th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The City regulator has started criminal proceedings against four former directors of UK-based healthcare software company iSoft.
BBC News, 6th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Muslim man was jailed for life with a minimum of 18 years today after being convicted of conspiracy to murder by plotting with Abdulla Ahmed Ali, the convicted ringleader of the foiled plan to blow up passenger jets.”
The Times, 10th December 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“On 10 December 2009 we published our report on Conspiracy and Attempts. This report makes recommendations to reform the law governing the criminal liability of those who agree, or attempt, to commit offences.”
Law Commission, 10th December 2009
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
“Senior lawyers say the law in England and Wales should be changed to make it easier to prove criminal conspiracy. The Law Commission says criminals can currently escape prosecution for conspiracy by claiming they did not know what they were doing was illegal.”
BBC News, 10th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A British Muslim has been convicted of conspiring to murder civilians in a ‘deadly terrorist attack’.”
BBC News, 9th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Jamaican woman who took part in a massive marriage scam in the West Midlands was today sentenced to 12 months imprisonment at Birmingham Crown Court.”
UK Border Agency, 23rd November 2009
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A jury took just 45 minutes today to clear two teenagers of plotting to carry out a Columbine-style massacre at their school, prompting claims that the prosecution was a waste of public money.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two teenagers were today cleared of plotting a Columbine-style massacre at their own school.”
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The Independent, 16th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The British leader of the plot to bomb seven transatlantic planes is facing the prospect of dying in jail after a judge said today he was likely to remain a dangerous and motivated terrorist for the rest of his life.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Three Islamic extremists will be sentenced today for a suicide bomb plot designed to kill thousands of passengers on transatlantic airliners.”
The Independent, 14th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Three men found not guilty of the plot to blow up transatlantic airlines could face a retrial, after the director of public prosecutions said last night he was willing to break with convention and press for a conviction, despite two juries clearing the trio.”
The Guardian, 12th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Three men have been found guilty of plotting to kill thousands of people by blowing up planes over the Atlantic with home-made liquid bombs.”
BBC News, 7th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two businessmen who masterminded one of Britain’s largest DVD porn empires were jailed today.”
The Independent, 7th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Christopher Monks has been convicted of plotting to kill his adoptive parents with a friend he met on the internet, because he thought they were over-protective and treated him like a child.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A father and his two sons who kept dozens of Chinese workers in virtual slavery to run Britain’s biggest DVD piracy operation were jailed for a total of 16 years today.”
The Guardian, 28th July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Eight men have been sentenced for a drugs conspiracy that saw millions of pounds of heroin imported into the UK.”
BBC News, 16th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“More than half the 114 people arrested in Nottingham over a suspected demonstration at a power station will not face charges, police have said.”
BBC News, 6th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A council is reviewing cases handled by a children’s social worker it employed despite her having a conviction for conspiring to murder her ex-husband.”
The Independent, 17th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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