A jailed man from Warwickshire is the latest member of a criminal gang to be ordered to repay money he made from a multi-million pound fraud, after using it to live a lavish lifestyle. Following a hearing at Southwark Crown Court yesterday (16/9), Michael Bancroft, aged 73, of Ilmington, Shipston-on-Stour, was ordered to repay...
A man and woman have been forced to repay more than £10 million, after being convicted in 2017 for their roles in a multi-million pound fraud. David Mills, 62, and his wife Alison Mills, 54, were convicted alongside four others in 2017 for their roles in fraudulent trading, corrupting banking officials and money laundering....
Three men were arrested last week following a multi-agency operation by SEROCU, Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) and Surrey Police. The operation, which took place at HMP Coldingley in Bisley, was co-ordinated by SEROCU’s Regional Disruption team in support of the HMPPS crime reduction initiative, which is aimed at maximising the opportunities...
Three men from Buckinghamshire have been jailed for their part in an international online drug dealing business, after specialist cyber detectives uncovered their operation. Investigators from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), working closely with international agencies including the FBI in the USA, found that the group sold drugs such as cocaine,...
A man from Oxford has been convicted of modern slavery offences following a police investigation supported by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU). As part of an investigation led by Thames Valley Police, warrants were executed across the city on the morning of 6 June 2018 with the support of the National...
A man from Birmingham has been jailed, after he ordered 1kg of heroin hidden in clothing to be delivered to a Slough address. Mohammed Aziz, 29, of Thornhill Road, Handsworth, had ordered the package of class A drugs, which had a street value of around £350,000, to be delivered from Pakistan contained within leather...
A man has been jailed after purchasing a gun on the dark web from the United States and ordering it to be delivered to a Portsmouth house. Peter Black, 39, of no fixed abode, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment at a Winchester Crown Court hearing yesterday (25/7), after previously pleading guilty to a...
A group of 13 gang members who trafficked people from the Middle East into the UK have been convicted. A two-year investigation, led by detectives from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), uncovered the network which specialised in facilitating the illegal movement of people from Iraq and the Kurdistan region into the...
A Surrey man has been given a suspended jail sentence, after admitting numerous child sex offences, including arranging and travelling to meet a child with the intention of abusing them. Christopher Hare, of Wordsworth Drive, Sutton, was on 26/6 sentenced to 16 months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, and given a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention...
The UK Government recognises the significant threat from cyber crime to UK businesses, charities, individuals and the educational sector. As part of the national strategy to tackle the threat of cyber crime, the national Cyber Protect network has been created. Led by the City of London Police and that National Police Chief’s Council, the...