Category: conspiracy

Regina v Majeed; Regina v Westfield – WLR Daily

Posted June 11th, 2012 in appeals, bribery, conspiracy, corruption, gambling, law reports, sport by sally

Regina v Majeed; Regina v Westfield [2012] EWCA Crim 1186; [2012] WLR (D) 172

“Where a sportsman corruptly accepted financial inducements to identify, in advance, occasions when during a match he would play in a specific, previously agreed, manner, the conduct of that sportsman, whose contract obliged him to refrain from doing anything that might damage the reputation of the club or board which employed him, was integral to the affairs and business of that club or board, who were therefore victims of such corrupt activities, even if the bribes were not intended to and did not influence the club or board in any way.”

WLR Daily, 31st May 2012

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Woman jailed for Victoria station killing of Sofyen Belamouadden – BBC News

Posted April 26th, 2012 in conspiracy, gangs, grievous bodily harm, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A woman who was seen on CCTV kicking a boy in the head after he was fatally stabbed in a Tube station has been jailed for 12 years for the killing.”

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BBC News, 26th April 2012

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Former Nigeria governor James Ibori jailed for 13 years – BBC News

Posted April 17th, 2012 in conspiracy, fraud, money laundering, news, sentencing by sally

“A former London DIY store cashier who became governor of an oil-rich Nigerian state has been jailed for 13 years for fraud totalling nearly £50m ($77m).”

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BBC News, 17th April 2012

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Union pickets seek to quash 40-year-old convictions – The Guardian

Posted April 3rd, 2012 in affray, conspiracy, Criminal Cases Review Commission, news, trade unions by sally

“A group of trade union pickets who were jailed nearly 40 years ago in a famous case are seeking to have their convictions overturned on the grounds that the then Conservative government interfered with the judicial process.”

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The Guardian, 3rd April 2012

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Shrien Dewani extradition halted on mental health grounds – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 30th, 2012 in conspiracy, extradition, mental health, murder, news, post-traumatic stress disorder by tracey

“Two judges in London ruled that it would be ‘unjust and oppressive’ to order the removal of Dewani, who is accused of arranging the contract killing of wife Anni in Cape Town in November 2010 during their honeymoon.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2012

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Gang members jailed for shootings – The Independent

Posted March 16th, 2012 in conspiracy, criminal damage with intent to endanger life, firearms, news, sentencing by tracey

” Five members of an underworld gang responsible for a series of shootings, and leaving a hand grenade on the front wall of Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish’s home were today jailed for life.”

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The Independent, 16th March 2012

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Prisoner Russell Knaggs jailed for Colombia drugs plot – BBC News

Posted March 5th, 2012 in conspiracy, drug trafficking, news, sentencing by tracey

“The ringleader of a gang found guilty of plotting to import five tonnes of cocaine to the UK from Colombia, has been jailed for 20 years.”

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BBC News, 2nd March 2012

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Victoria stabbing: Woman guilty of Sofyen Belamouadden killing – BBC News

Posted March 1st, 2012 in closed circuit television, conspiracy, gangs, grievous bodily harm, homicide, news, offensive weapons by tracey

“A woman has been found guilty of killing a teenager who was stabbed to death at a London Tube station.”

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BBC News, 29th February 2012

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Christopher Tappin prepares for extradition to the US – The Guardian

Posted February 24th, 2012 in conspiracy, extradition, news, weapons by tracey

“A retired British businessman who is due to be escorted to America by US marshals on Friday after losing a two-year battle against extradition has said he is ‘philosophical’ about his chances of never returning to his home country. Christopher Tappin, who is accused of conspiring to sell components for Iranian missiles, will meet the marshals at Heathrow police station and be taken to the US, where he could face 35 years in jail.”

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The Guardian, 24th February 2012

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Wheelclampers jailed for conspiracy to defraud – The Guardian

Posted February 21st, 2012 in conspiracy, fraud, news, sentencing, wheel clamping by tracey

“Five members of a car clamping operation that used motorists ‘as a licence to print money’ have been jailed for a total of almost eight years.”

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The Guardian, 21st February 2012

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News of the World alleged hacking suspect pleads guilty to conspiracy – The Guardian

Posted February 21st, 2012 in computer crime, conspiracy, interception, media, news by tracey

“A man at the centre of allegations that computers were hacked for the News of the World has been convicted of conspiring to illegally access private information for profit.”

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The Guardian, 20th February 2012

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Drugs smuggler ordered to pay £2.6m – The Independent

Posted February 20th, 2012 in conspiracy, drug trafficking, news, proceeds of crime by sally

“A drugs gang ‘Mr Big’ who smuggled £25 million of cannabis into the UK from Holland in lorry loads of flowers has been ordered to pay £2.6 million.”

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The Independent, 17th February 2012

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Briton to be extradited within 10 days over alleged arms exports to Iran – The Guardian

Posted February 13th, 2012 in conspiracy, extradition, news, weapons by sally

“A retired British businessman accused of conspiring to sell missile components to Iran is to be extradited to the US within 10 days after a last-ditch plea to the European court of human rights was rejected.”

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The Guardian, 13th February 2012

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Terror gang members to walk after six years following sentence reduction – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 10th, 2012 in conspiracy, guilty pleas, news, sentencing, terrorism by tracey

“Members of a terror gang that plotted to bomb the London Stock Exchange could walk free in less than six years after they were given double the normal reduction in sentence for entering guilty pleas yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th February 2012

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Seven Wolverhampton people jailed for Wrexham sham marriages – BBC News

Posted February 1st, 2012 in conspiracy, deportation, immigration, marriage, news by sally

“A bride at a sham double wedding pointed to the wrong ‘groom’ when quizzed by Border Agency officials, Mold Crown Court has heard.”

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BBC News, 31st January 2012

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AIB fraud trial of Mayfair property tycoon collapses – The Guardian

Posted January 31st, 2012 in conspiracy, fraud, news, retrials, Serious Fraud Office by sally

“The trial of Achilleas Kallakis, the onetime Mayfair property tycoon accused of using forged paperwork to trick banks, including HBOS and Allied Irish Bank, into lending £750m, has collapsed after four months. A retrial has been ordered.”

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The Guardian, 30th January 2012

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Corrupt conspirators convicted following energy contracts investigation – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 27th, 2012 in conspiracy, corruption, news by tracey

“Four men who disclosed details of bids relating to lucrative energy contracts overseas have been convicted of corruption charges following a ruling by the Crown Court.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th January 2012

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Vicar jailed after dozens of sham marriages – The Independent

Posted January 26th, 2012 in Church of England, conspiracy, fraud, marriage, news, sentencing, theft by sally

“A Church of England vicar was jailed for two and a half years today after carrying out dozens of sham marriages allowing illegal immigrants to live in the UK.”

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The Independent, 26th January 2012

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Regina v C(S) – WLR Daily

Posted January 25th, 2012 in conspiracy, law reports, locus standi, retrials by sally

Regina v C(S) [2012] EWCA Crim 6; [2012] WLR (D) 5

“At a retrial of a conspirator about whom the jury at the first trial had been unable to reach a verdict, the Crown would be entitled to tell the jury that it was the prosecution’s case that those who had been acquitted at the first trial were probably involved in the conspiracy and that the jury would be entitled to take into account the acquitted conspirators’ probable role in the importation when deciding whether they were sure that the defendant had conspired with a conspirator who had pleaded guilty.”

WLR Daily, 19th January 2012

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UK businessman loses extradition fight over Iran arms sales charges – The Guardian

Posted January 13th, 2012 in conspiracy, customs and excise, extradition, news, weapons by sally

“A retired British businessman has lost his appeal against extradition to the US to stand trial for allegedly plotting to export missile components to Iran.”

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The Guardian, 13th January 2012

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