‘Crime gang’ jailed for high value car thefts – BBC News
“Three men have been jailed after admitting stealing to order top-of-the range cars with a total value estimated at £317,000.”
BBC News, 9th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: conspiracy
Three men linked to liquid bomb plot guilty of conspiracy to murder – Crown Prosecution Service
“Today’s convictions of Ibrahim Savant, Arafat Waheed Khan and Waheed Zaman are the culmination of years of determined work by the CPS and police, and brings to 12 the number of those successfully prosecuted following the arrests in relation to the liquid bomb plot, said Sue Hemming, head of the Crown Prosecution Service Counter Terrorism Division.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 8th July 2010
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Lawyer cleared of Ritz hotel £250m sale fraud – BBC News
“A solicitor has been cleared of trying to fraudulently sell the Ritz hotel in central London for £250m.”
BBC News, 1st July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jury clears activists who broke into Brighton arms factory – The Guardian
“Five activists who caused £180,000 damage to an arms factory were acquitted after they argued they were seeking to prevent Israeli war crimes.”
The Guardian, 30th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v George and others – WLR Daily
Regina v George and others [2010] EWCA Crim 1148; [2010] WLR (D) 147
“Where a statute imposed criminal liability on an individual who dishonestly agreed with one or more other people to do a prohibited act, the intention and purpose was to criminalise that individual, regardless of whether those other persons were also dishonest.”
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WLR Daily, 14th June 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Activists plead lawful excuse for causing damage at arms factory – The Guardian
“Activists claim they were legally justified in causing £180,000 damage to an arms factory as they were seeking to stop what they believed were Israeli war crimes in Gaza, a court heard today.”
The Guardian, 7th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Men guilty of ‘web affair’ revenge acid attack – BBC News
“Three people have been found guilty of attacking a man in London by dousing him with acid in revenge for an alleged online affair with a married woman.”
BBC News, 10th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nine face trial for biggest UK jewellery robbery – The Independent
“Nine men, including one from Dorset, are due to go on trial accused of taking part in Britain’s biggest jewellery robbery in central London.”
The Independent, 21st April 2010
Source:www.independent.co.uk
Man given 20 years for Matalan shop manager murder – BBC News
“A 19-year-old man who was found guilty of murdering a Matalan shop manager has been sentenced to life with a minimum 20-year term.”
BBC News, 22nd March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former detective jailed for 22 years over £200m cocaine-smuggling plot – Daily Telegraph
“A former detective who was ‘pivotal’ to the success of a £200 million cocaine-smuggling plot was jailed for 22 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Policeman faces jail over ‘dangerous conspiracy’ – The Independent
“An experienced but corrupt police officer faces jail today after being convicted of being at the centre of an ‘extremely dangerous conspiracy’. ”
The Independent, 12th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Teenager’s torturers jailed for 40 years – The Independent
“A gang who kidnapped and tortured a 16-year-old boy have been jailed for 40 years, it was confirmed today.”
The Independent, 11th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fraud gang who stole identity of dead child jailed – BBC News
“Two men and a woman who stole the identity of a dead child as part of a multiple fraud have been jailed.”
BBC News, 5th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ruthless ‘inseparable trio’ jailed for life – The Independent
“An ‘inseparable trio of hardcore criminal gang members’ who stole more than £1 million from a Securitas van and conspired to murder a 40-year-old man were jailed for life today.”
The Independent, 12th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Last of heroin ring are sentenced – BBC News
“The last seven members of a drugs gang who conspired to transport heroin with a street value of £700,000 into south Wales have been sentenced.”
BBC News, 11th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Couple jailed for multi-million prostitution ring – The Independent
“A couple who ran a multi-million-pound prostitution ring of trafficked young women and girls were behind bars today.”
The Independent, 4th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
University worker offered forged degrees in return for spanking sessions – The Independent
“A University of Bath registrar who offered forged degrees to young black women in exchange for spanking sessions to satisfy his sexual fetishes has avoided jail at court.”
The Independent, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Free music site creator cleared in fraud case – The Independent
“A man accused of running one of the world’s largest music sharing websites was today acquitted of conspiracy to defraud.”
The Independent, 15th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Men cleared of rape after online chat on group sex revealed – Daily Telegraph
“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
Men jailed over £33m Kent heroin deal – BBC News
“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
