• R v SW & others
• Preston Crown Court

Conspiracy to Commit Fraud by False Representation contrary to 1(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977.

• Investigated by the Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit and Prosecuting Authority being Lancashire Cumbria Crown CPS.
• All defendants charged with credit card fraud, by way of opening bank accounts providing details of the victims without their knowledge.
• Total amount of money obtained from fraud being over £100,000.
• The crimes included various victims over the UK and Various Banks.

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• R v NA & others
• Bolton Crown Court

Making a Threat to Kill, contrary to section 16 of the Offences Against the

Person Act 1861.

Common Assault, contrary to section 39 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988.

• Case investigated by Greater Manchester Police Force and Prosecuting Authority being North West CPS.
• 3 defendants charged with Assaulting and threatening to kill a family member as she was not willing to marry as per their wishes to a person in Pakistan.

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• R V MZH & others
• Birmingham Crown Court

Conspiracy to Defraud

Conspiracy to Commit Fraud, contrary to Section 1(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977.

Conspiracy to obtain Money Transfer by Deception, Contrary to section 1(1) of the criminal Law Act 1977.

• Case investigated by Staffordshire Police Force and Prosecution Authority being Complex Case Unit, West Midlands CPS
• 10 defendants charged with fraud in the region of £15,000,000.
• Offences relating to Mortgage fraud, evading HMRC of duty.

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• R v SA & others
• Manchester Crown Court

Entering into or Becoming Concerned in a Money Laundering Arrangement, contrary to Section 328(1) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

Doing an Act Tending and Intended to Pervert the Course of Public Justice.

• Case investigated by Economic Crime Team of North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (Titan) and North West Complex Casework Unit, CPS Manchester.
• 6 defendants charged with Money Laundering and Perverting the Course of justice by attempting to destroy evidence.
• Defendants found in possession of £1 Million cash.
• Defendants suspected of laundering money from the UK to Asia through well known global money transfer company using falsely created I.D’s.

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• Operation Rotag
• R v FBC & others
• Snaresbrook Crown Court

Possessing a Firearm with Intent to Endanger Life, contrary to Section 16 of the Firearms Act 1968.

Possession of a Prohibited Weapon for Sale or Transfer, contrary to Section 5(2A) (c) of the Firearms Act 1968.

• Case investigated by Trident & Area Crime Command, London Metropolitan Police Force and Prosecuted Authority being CPS London.
• 5 defendants involved in possessing Prohibited Firearms and Ammunition, with intent to endanger life and to sell or transfer.

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• Operation Atrium
• R v RC & others
• Carlisle Crown Court

Conspiracy to launder money, contrary to Section 93C of the criminal Justice Act 1988

Conspiracy to launder money, contrary to Section 327 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Perverting the Course of Public Justice.

• Case investigated by Cumbria Constabulary and Prosecuting Authority being North West Complex Casework Unit, CPS Manchester.
• 4 defendants involved in Money Laundering over a period of 20 years.
• The Money Laundering involves the purchase of various properties from suspected Proceeds of Crime.
• Further charges of Perverting the Course of justice brought on suspicion of attempts to produce false documents to reduce benefits.

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• R v AS & others
• Burnley Crown Court

Possession of firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence, Contrary to section 18(1) of the Firearms Act 1968.

Conspiracy to steal, contrary to section 1(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977

Doing an Act tending and intended to Pervert the Course of Public Justice

• Case investigated by Lancashire Constabulary and Prosecuting Authority being Lancashire Cumbria Crown Prosecution Service.
• 4 defendants involved in conspiracy to steal for financial gain with the use of a firearm.
• One defendant further charges of Perverting the course of justice.

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• R v IK & others
• Burnley Crown Court

Rape, contrary to section 1(1) of the Sexual Offences Act 1956

Indecent Assault, contrary to section 14(1) of the sexual offences Act 1956

Perverting the Course of Public Justice

• Prosecuting Authority being North West Area RASSO Unit, CPS for Greater Manchester & Lancashire Cumbria CPS.
• 8 Defendants charged on 34 Count indictment comprising of 25 counts of rape and 9 counts of Indecent assault of historic abuse on single complainant.
• Defendants further charged with Perverting the course of justice by paying complainant to withdraw complaint.

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• DB & others
• Preston Crown Court
• Conspiracy to Steal, contrary to

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• R v MS
• Leeds Crown Court

Possession of indecent photographs of a child, contrary to section 160(1) of the

Criminal Justice Act 1988.

Possessing an extreme pornographic image, contrary to section 63(1) of the Criminal

Justice and Immigration Act 2008

Distributing indecent photographs of children, contrary to section 1(1)(b) of the

Protection of Children Act 1978.

Publishing an obscene article, contrary to section 2(1) of the Obscene Publications

Act 1959.

• Case Investigated by National Crime Agency after being referred case by FBI.
• Single defendant charged with possessing over 400 indecent images of persons unknown under the age of 16.

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