Southwark Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 210 verdicts at Southwark Crown Court (London). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

March 2026 6 cases

Klement Gjika

Conspiracy to facilitate a breach of UK immigration law *

Sentence

5 years and 8 months imprisonment

Klement Gjika was involved in a conspiracy to facilitate a breach of UK immigration law by smuggling up to 20 Albanian nationals into London through the back of HGVs, using service stations across the M25 for transfers. The network charged £11,000 per person and operated for at least 18 months. Arrested on 18 June 2025, convicted on 12 February 2026.

Convicted by jury after seven-week trial. Part of London-based people smuggling network.

27 Mar 2026

Stelian Bodnariu

Conspiracy to facilitate a breach of UK immigration law *

Sentence

3 years and 4 months imprisonment

Stelian Bodnariu was involved in a conspiracy to facilitate a breach of UK immigration law by smuggling up to 20 Albanian nationals into London through the back of HGVs, using service stations across the M25 for transfers. The network charged £11,000 per person and operated for at least 18 months. Arrested on 18 June 2025, convicted on 12 February 2026.

Convicted by jury after seven-week trial. Part of London-based people smuggling network.

27 Mar 2026

Toni Liko

Conspiracy to facilitate a breach of UK immigration law *

Sentence

5 years and 8 months imprisonment

Toni Liko was involved in a conspiracy to facilitate a breach of UK immigration law by smuggling up to 20 Albanian nationals into London through the back of HGVs, using service stations across the M25 for transfers. The network charged £11,000 per person and operated for at least 18 months. Arrested on 18 June 2025, convicted on 12 February 2026.

Convicted by jury after seven-week trial. Part of London-based people smuggling network.

27 Mar 2026

Zenel Bytyqui

Conspiracy to evade duty *

Sentence

3 years and 1 month imprisonment

Zenel Bytyqui, 61, an Italian national, was part of a cross-channel booze smuggling gang that cheated the taxpayer out of £500,000 by smuggling 19,000 bottles of wine, equivalent to 16,000 litres.

Convicted of conspiracy to evade duty after trial.

25 Mar 2026

Gregory Campbell

Conspiracy to evade duty *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Gregory Campbell, 52, led a cross-channel booze smuggling gang that cheated the taxpayer out of £500,000 by smuggling 19,000 bottles of wine, equivalent to 16,000 litres.

Gang leader, convicted of conspiracy to evade duty after trial.

25 Mar 2026

Pc Lauren Evans

Perverting the course of justice *

Sentence

one year in prison

On March 22, 2023, PC Lauren Evans falsely reported being sexually assaulted by a plainclothes officer while driving to work at around 1pm. She provided the surname Watson, a description of an unmarked police car, leading to the arrest of innocent PC Alex Watson on March 23, 2023, in front of his wife and children. PC Watson was held for 23 hours before being released without charge. No evidence was found of the incident, and Evans was arrested on April 20, 2023, suspended from duty, and later convicted.

Found guilty of perverting the course of justice. Pleaded not guilty. Dismissed from the Met Police for discreditable conduct.

2 Mar 2026

February 2026 8 cases

Noreen Malik

Fraud by false representation *

Sentence

2 years suspended for 2 years

Noreen Malik, wife of Kashid Rashid, participated in setting up or using bogus businesses to fraudulently apply for three Bounce Back Loans totalling £150,000 during the Covid-19 pandemic. The funds were used for family expenses such as house renovations, credit card debt, private school fees, vehicles, and trailers. Attended voluntary interview in June 2021 and declined to answer questions.

Denied all charges. Convicted by jury. Disqualified from being company directors for set periods.

27 Feb 2026

Patric Ciwinski

Fraud by false representation *

Sentence

12 month community order

Patric Ciwinski attempted to fraudulently set up a false universal credit claim in the name of Robert Wright, discovered through documents and fingerprint analysis in Kashid Rashid's hire car during the NCA investigation. No funds were received before the fraud was identified.

Attended interview in December 2021 and declined to answer questions. No funds received in the discovered fraud.

27 Feb 2026

Rehaan Mohammed

Fraud by false representation *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Rehaan Mohammed, nephew of Kashid Rashid, participated in setting up or using bogus businesses to fraudulently apply for three Bounce Back Loans totalling £150,000 during the Covid-19 pandemic. The money was distributed to family members or used for personal expenses including house renovations, private school fees, vehicles, and trailers. Submitted the final unsuccessful application using a dormant company. Arrested in April 2021 and declined to answer questions.

Denied all charges. Convicted by jury. Disqualified from being company directors for set periods.

27 Feb 2026

Rizwan Haider

Fraud by false representation *

Sentence

2 years suspended for 2 years

Rizwan Haider, brother of Kashid Rashid, participated in setting up or using bogus businesses to fraudulently apply for three Bounce Back Loans totalling £150,000 during the Covid-19 pandemic. The money was used for personal and family expenses including house renovations, private school fees, vehicles, and trailers. Attended interview in October 2022 and declined to answer questions.

Denied all charges. Convicted by jury. Disqualified from being company directors for set periods.

27 Feb 2026

Kashid Rashid

Fraud by false representation *

Sentence

6.5 years imprisonment

Kashid Rashid, along with family members, set up or used bogus businesses to fraudulently apply for three Bounce Back Loans totalling £150,000 during the Covid-19 pandemic. The money was used for house renovations, credit card debt, private school fees, vehicles, and trailers. They cited adverse effects from the pandemic and inflated annual turnovers to qualify for maximum loans. Voice notes showed Rashid discussing creating false invoices. A further application was rejected. Rashid also fraudulently claimed universal credit using an alias, failing to disclose a child and using a false address. He legally changed his name nine times to frustrate credit checks. Arrested in August 2020.

Admitted one count of fraud by false representation in relation to UC fraud but denied other charges. Convicted by jury. Disqualified from being company directors for set periods. Previous fraud convictions in the United States and Romania. Will be extradited to Romania after serving UK sentence to serve further 4-year prison sentence.

27 Feb 2026

Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala

Fraud *

Sentence

4 years and 8 months imprisonment

Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, 38, operated from his garage in Virginia Water, Surrey, buying aircraft engine parts such as blades, bolts, and washers, then selling them to major airlines including Ethiopian Airlines and Aero Norway with forged authenticity certificates (ARCs). Between 2019 and 2023, he forged over 60,000 certificates on his home computer, falsifying the origin, provenance, condition, and status of parts intended for the CFM56 engine used in Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 planes. This defrauded customers of approximately £7 million in sales, leading to total known financial losses of £39.3 million for airlines like Ethiopian Airlines (£1.1 million for 5,627 parts) and American Airlines (over £21 million). The fraud was discovered in 2023 when a bolt supplied to Portuguese Airline TAP did not fit, prompting safety alerts on August 4, 2023, that grounded planes worldwide. His home was searched on December 6, 2023, where he admitted responsibility.

Pleaded guilty to fraud. Disqualified from acting as a company director for 8 years. Judge commented that the offending was a complete undermining of the regulatory framework safeguarding millions of passengers. Proceeds of crime proceedings to follow.

23 Feb 2026

Bow Tie Construction Limited

Breach of Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 *

Sentence

Fined £24,000

On 5 August 2021, a worker fell approximately 1.65 metres from a stepladder while building temporary timber formwork for a new concrete staircase during a refurbishment project in Islington, London, converting a domestic property and former handbag factory into a single dwelling. The company failed to implement a safe system of work for working at height, with wider failings including inadequate edge protection, incorrectly assembled tower scaffolds, staircases without edge protection, and uncontrolled use of ladders. These issues persisted despite a HSE Prohibition Notice served on 2 July 2021 for unsafe work at height.

Pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. Ordered to pay £4,101 in costs.

13 Feb 2026

Vikas Nath

Attempting to administer a substance with intent *

Sentence

Not stated

On 15 January 2024, at Annabel’s, a private members club in Mayfair, London, Vikas Nath, 63, of Knightsbridge, took a small vial from his pocket while the victim was away from the table and used a straw to transfer a substance into her glass. Staff witnessed this, warned the victim not to drink it, removed the glass, and provided a new drink. Police were called but initially found no drugs on Nath. After he went to the bathroom, a search revealed a vial in the toilet cistern containing traces of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), a Class B drug. He was charged the same day with attempting to administer a substance with intent and possessing a Class B drug.

Found guilty following a trial. Deliberately spiked a woman’s drink with the intention of incapacitating her for sexual assault. Alert bar staff intervened and warned the victim. CPS worked with Metropolitan Police to build a strong case using witness testimonies, CCTV footage, and forensic evidence.

6 Feb 2026

January 2026 11 cases

Sinqobile Pasipandoya

Money laundering *

Sentence

18 months suspended for two years

Sinqobile Pasipandoya received £106,288.87 into his account from the fraudulent payments authorised by Edias Mazambani between December 2016 and January 2019, as part of the money laundering scheme involving funds stolen from Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust.

Found guilty of one count of money laundering offence totalling £106,288.87 into his account.

30 Jan 2026

Rosemary Magaya

Money laundering *

Sentence

18 months imprisonment suspended for two years

Rosemary Magaya, wife of George Magaya, received £62,874.60 into her accounts from the fraudulent payments authorised by Edias Mazambani between December 2016 and January 2019, as part of the money laundering scheme involving funds stolen from Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust.

Found guilty of two counts of money laundering related offences totalling £62,874.60 into her accounts.

30 Jan 2026

George Magaya

Money laundering *

Sentence

three years and two months’ imprisonment

George Magaya received £23,623.92 from the fraudulent payments authorised by Edias Mazambani between December 2016 and January 2019, as part of the money laundering scheme involving funds stolen from Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust.

Pleaded guilty to four counts of money laundering related offences for receiving £23,623.92 from the fraud.

30 Jan 2026

Edias Mazambani

Fraud *

Sentence

three years and eight months’ imprisonment

Between December 2016 and January 2019, Edias Mazambani authorised the issuing of thirty-four payments totalling £218,306.84 from GSST accounts, exploiting overpayments on previous invoices. This fraudulent money was filtered through other accounts, and he received a minimum of £78,123.93. A further £100,000 in payments was stopped by NHSCFA due to suspicion.

Pleaded guilty to fraud. Employed as a credit controller within the Finance department of Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust where he facilitated the fraud by making refund requests for money held on account for hospital trust clients.

30 Jan 2026

Michelle Tengende

Money laundering *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment suspended for two years

Michelle Tengende received £20,180.37 from the fraudulent payments authorised by Edias Mazambani between December 2016 and January 2019, as part of the money laundering scheme involving funds stolen from Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust.

Convicted for one count of money laundering offence totalling £20,180.37.

30 Jan 2026

Lilea Sallis

Conspiracy to convey List A article into prison *

Sentence

2.5 years imprisonment

Lilea Sallis, 28, conspired with inmate Shahid Sharif and former prison officer Isabelle Dale to smuggle envelopes dipped in synthetic cannabinoid (spice) into HMP Swaleside. The plan involved Dale collecting the envelopes from Sallis in Brighton after a postal strike disrupted initial arrangements. Sallis withdrew from the plot due to a conflict with Sharif over prices and his social media posts about her. She was convicted by a jury after denying the charge.

Convicted by jury of conspiring to convey a List A article into prison after denying the charge. Involved in planning to smuggle spice-soaked envelopes but backed out due to a pricing dispute with Sharif.

20 Jan 2026

Isabelle Dale

Misconduct in a public office *

Sentence

3.5 years imprisonment

Isabelle Dale, a 23-year-old prison officer at HMP Coldingley in Surrey, engaged in sexual relationships with two inmates, Shahid Sharif and Connor Money. On 19 July 2022, she entered the multi-faith room with Sharif for four minutes while associates acted as lookouts, during which sexual activity occurred. She smuggled Spice (synthetic cannabis) into the prison using equipment found in her vehicle and carbon paper to evade detection. Love letters laced with Spice, provocative photos, and text messages were discovered. She had Sharif's nickname tattooed on her neck and purchased a £3,000 promise ring at his instruction. She was also involved in phone sex and messaging other prisoners. Arrested on 1 November 2022 while visiting Sharif at another prison.

Convicted of two counts of misconduct in a public office and one count of conspiracy to convey a List A prohibited article into prison. Pleaded not guilty but found guilty after trial. Judge Chris Hehir described the offences as very grave.

20 Jan 2026

Shahid Sharif

Conspiracy to convey List A article into prison *

Sentence

27 months imprisonment

Shahid Sharif, an inmate serving a 12-year and 10-month sentence for a violent robbery, engaged in a romantic and sexual relationship with prison officer Isabelle Dale at HMP Coldingley, leading to their engagement on May 17, 2022. After transfer to HMP Swaleside, he conspired with Dale and Lilea Sallis to smuggle spice-soaked envelopes into the prison for sale, potentially earning £3,000 weekly. The plot failed due to a postal strike and Sallis backing out over a dispute. Sharif communicated via text messages expressing undying love and coordinated the smuggling efforts while in custody.

Admitted conspiring to convey a List A article into prison. Already serving a 12-year and 10-month sentence for an extremely violent robbery of a jewellers on the south coast. Attended sentencing via video link from HMP Wandsworth. Claimed potential to make £3,000 a week selling spice inside jail.

20 Jan 2026

Trevor Boakes

Indecent assault on a child *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Trevor Boakes sexually abused a vulnerable child multiple times in different locations during the 1990s. He was arrested on December 6, 2022, after the offending was reported to the police. The 65-year-old from Woodside Road in Sundridge targeted his young victim on several occasions.

Pleaded not guilty; convicted after a five-day trial on all counts. Seven counts of indecent assault on a child, one count of attempted indecent assault, and one count of gross indecency with a child.

16 Jan 2026

Grant Fulker

Sexual assault *

Sentence

Not stated

Grant Fulker, a former Met police constable, abused a teenaged cadet from Sutton. The offences occurred in February 2024.

Former Met police constable convicted by a jury of sexual assault and attempted sexual assault on a teenaged cadet from Sutton. Offences took place in February 2024.

9 Jan 2026

Lauren Goodger

Illegal promotion of foreign exchange trading *

Sentence

Fined £3,750

In 2020 and 2021, Lauren Goodger made four paid Instagram posts promoting an FX trading tips account, earning £2,275. She had over 750,000 followers, and one post had 35,000 views. The posts advertised 'amazing deals', 'free signals', and 'consistent profits' with 'no experience needed'. A victim, naive to Forex trading, was persuaded to invest £250 after seeing a story video, losing £150. Goodger admitted the posts but believed the scheme was legitimate; she did not consult her agent or manager beforehand.

Pleaded guilty to illegal promotion of foreign exchange trading on Instagram without FCA authorisation. Ordered to pay costs of £5,778.18. Judge noted her public influence and financial motive, intended to deter others.

1 Jan 2026

December 2025 7 cases

Michael Dunk

Intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance *

Sentence

26 months imprisonment

Michael Dunk participated in a Just Stop Oil protest on gantries over the M25 in November 2022 to raise awareness of the government’s plan to license more than 100 new oil and gas projects. The protest, part of a broader plan, impacted approximately 228,000 vehicles, caused 18,000 hours of traffic delays, and affected nearly a quarter of a million people. He was among six protesters charged with intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance.

Ordered to pay £4,380 in costs. Found guilty after an eight-day trial. Acted on conscience, which lessened culpability. Will serve 40 per cent of term in custody.

5 Dec 2025

Jane Touil

Intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance *

Sentence

20 months imprisonment

Jane Touil participated in a Just Stop Oil protest on gantries over the M25 in November 2022 to raise awareness of the government’s plan to license more than 100 new oil and gas projects. The protest, part of a broader plan, impacted approximately 228,000 vehicles, caused 18,000 hours of traffic delays, and affected nearly a quarter of a million people. She was among six protesters charged with intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance.

No costs ordered. Found guilty after an eight-day trial. Acted on conscience, which lessened culpability. Will serve 40 per cent of term in custody.

5 Dec 2025

Cosmo Catterall

Intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance *

Sentence

20 months suspended for 2 years

Cosmo Catterall participated in a Just Stop Oil protest on gantries over the M25 in November 2022 to raise awareness of the government’s plan to license more than 100 new oil and gas projects. The protest, part of a broader plan, impacted approximately 228,000 vehicles, caused 18,000 hours of traffic delays, and affected nearly a quarter of a million people. He was among six protesters charged with intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance.

200 hours of unpaid work and £750 prosecution costs. Found guilty after an eight-day trial. Acted on conscience, which lessened culpability.

5 Dec 2025

Clara O’Callaghan

Intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance *

Sentence

20 months suspended for 2 years

Clara O’Callaghan participated in a Just Stop Oil protest on gantries over the M25 in November 2022 to raise awareness of the government’s plan to license more than 100 new oil and gas projects. The protest, part of a broader plan, impacted approximately 228,000 vehicles, caused 18,000 hours of traffic delays, and affected nearly a quarter of a million people. She was among six protesters charged with intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance.

200 hours of unpaid work and £750 prosecution costs. Found guilty after an eight-day trial. Acted on conscience, which lessened culpability.

5 Dec 2025

Adelheid Russenberger

Intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance *

Sentence

30 months imprisonment

Adelheid Russenberger, a history PhD student from London, participated in a Just Stop Oil protest on gantries over the M25 in November 2022 to raise awareness of the government’s plan to license more than 100 new oil and gas projects. The protest, part of a broader plan, impacted approximately 228,000 vehicles, caused 18,000 hours of traffic delays, and affected nearly a quarter of a million people. She was among six protesters charged with intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance.

No costs ordered. Found guilty after an eight-day trial. Acted on conscience, which lessened culpability. Will serve 40 per cent of term in custody.

5 Dec 2025

Andrew Dames

Intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance *

Sentence

26 months imprisonment

Andrew Dames, a 64-year-old Cambridge businessman, engineer, and Quaker, participated in a Just Stop Oil protest on gantries over the M25 in November 2022 to raise awareness of the government’s plan to license more than 100 new oil and gas projects. The protest, part of a broader plan, impacted approximately 228,000 vehicles, caused 18,000 hours of traffic delays, and affected nearly a quarter of a million people. He was among six protesters charged with intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance.

Ordered to pay £4,380 in costs. Found guilty after an eight-day trial. Acted on conscience, which lessened culpability. Will serve 40 per cent of term in custody.

5 Dec 2025

Thomas Underdown

Rape *

Sentence

9 years' imprisonment

Thomas Underdown, a 33-year-old homeless man from Maidstone, assaulted the victim after they had agreed to meet at an outbuilding he slept in, close to St Peter’s Street. The ordeal started at around 12.20am on January 5, when after they kissed the victim made it clear she did not consent to any further intimacy. Underdown repeatedly prevented the victim from getting up from a mattress he used and went on to rape her. The offences were reported to Kent Police on January 9 and he was arrested on January 10.

Pleaded not guilty. Convicted by unanimous verdict. Must serve minimum of two thirds before parole. Subject to indefinite restraining order.

5 Dec 2025

November 2025 1 case

Billy Cass

Rape *

Sentence

15 years imprisonment

Billy Cass, 34, of Rainham High Street, subjected his victim to a series of attacks and rapes, including raping her multiple times while she slept. He also sent threatening messages to her and assaulted her, causing actual bodily harm. The abuse was described as horrendous and sustained, leading to serious harm with long-lasting impact on the victim.

Found guilty by jury of four counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of actual bodily harm. Previously admitted harassment with fear of violence. Added to sex offenders’ register for life. Subject to indefinite restraining order.

5 Nov 2025

October 2025 7 cases

Mark Jennings

Cheating the public revenue *

Sentence

24 months imprisonment suspended for 24 months

Mark Jennings, 44, from Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, was the director of a plumbing company and allowed his company’s payroll to be channelled through fake payroll and labour supply companies, acquiring over £100,000 from the £22 million tax fraud against HMRC.

Pleaded guilty to cheating the public revenue and acquiring criminal property. Disqualified from being a company director for 6 years. Received over £100,000 as his share.

24 Oct 2025

Louise Roman

Cheating the public revenue *

Sentence

24 months imprisonment suspended for 24 months

Louise Roman, 58, from Plains Road, Maldon in Essex, was an account manager for Hayward with full knowledge of the scam. The organised criminal group passed cash destined for Robert Hayward through her, and she received her own cash payments from the £22 million tax fraud profits.

Pleaded guilty to cheating the public revenue and transferring criminal property. Acted as account manager for Hayward, passing cash through her and receiving payments from criminal profits.

24 Oct 2025

William Chadwick

Transferring criminal property *

Sentence

18 months imprisonment suspended for 24 months

William Chadwick, 27, from East Street, Hunton in Maidstone, was arrested and found to be part of the organised criminal group when discovered with £40,000 in packages and envelopes for delivery to directors involved in the £22 million tax fraud scheme.

Found guilty of transferring criminal property after being arrested in possession of £40,000 in cash destined for complicit company directors.

24 Oct 2025

Sam Montague

Transferring criminal property *

Sentence

30 months imprisonment

Sam Montague, 41, from Wennington, Cambridgeshire, was arrested while delivering cash to company directors involved in the fake labour supply companies scheme that defrauded HMRC of £22 million in VAT and CIS taxes.

Pleaded guilty to transferring criminal property. Disqualified from being a company director for 6 years. Arrested delivering cash to complicit company directors.

24 Oct 2025

Josephine Cuthill Fox

Fraud by false representation *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment suspended for 2 years

Josephine Cuthill Fox sold 'Monster Credits' hundreds of times, generating millions in the £28 million fraud targeting elderly timeshare owners with false promises of investment value and timeshare disposal via bait and switch from 2014 to 2017.

Pleaded guilty on a basis to fraud by false representation. Sold Monster Credits hundreds of times in exchange for millions of pounds.

17 Oct 2025

David Gamlin

Misconduct *

Sentence

one year in prison

David Gamlin, a former Sussex Police investigator, engaged in sexual activity with a vulnerable woman, Claire, on at least five occasions while on duty. He arrived at her door after she reported harassment but made no police record of the visit. Gamlin told her he would help get her children back from care in return for sex. The interactions contributed to her suicidal thoughts and trauma. The case came to light after Claire told another officer following a suicide attempt.

Dismissed from Sussex Police in 2023. Denied using his job as leverage. His representative offered a genuine apology in court for letting down the victim, his wife, and family.

16 Oct 2025

Fayaz Khan

Making threats to kill *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Fayaz Khan, real name Fayaz Hosseini, an Afghan migrant who arrived by small boat, threatened to kill Nigel Farage in a TikTok video on October 14, 2024, responding to Farage's YouTube video about migrants. He made gun gestures, referenced his AK-47 face tattoo, and said 'pop, pop, pop'.

Convicted of making threats to kill. Previously pleaded guilty to attempting to enter UK illegally. Judge described the video threat as chilling.

1 Oct 2025

September 2025 4 cases

Syed Shahreear Ahmed

Child sex offences *

Sentence

15 years imprisonment

Syed Shahreear Ahmed, aged 37, pretended to be a teenage boy to groom six girls aged 13 to 15 online between 2019 and 2023 across five English counties. He created and sent indecent images, arranged face-to-face meetings, and sexually assaulted the victims, including acts of rape and attempted assaults. His offending was uncovered after a 15-year-old girl reported being approached via social media in March 2023, leading to his arrest in May 2023 and subsequent investigation.

Pleaded guilty to one count of taking an indecent image of a child and three counts of making indecent images of children; found guilty of three counts of rape of a child, three counts of sexual assault, one count of attempted sexual assault, two counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, and five counts of meeting a child for sexual grooming; will serve an additional five years on licence and remain on the sex offenders register for life.

26 Sep 2025

Abdelrahmen Adnan Abouelela

Rape *

Sentence

8.5 years imprisonment

Abdelrahmen Adnan Abouelela, an asylum seeker from Egypt who arrived in the UK in April 2023, approached a woman in Hyde Park as she was walking home alone from a night out in central London in November 2024. He lured her to a secluded spot and raped her, taking advantage of her being under the influence of alcohol and vulnerable.

Judge Gregory Perrins stated that the defendant was driven by his own sexual desires and took advantage of the victim's vulnerability. He was found guilty by jurors on 22 May and will be subject to an automatic deportation order.

16 Sep 2025

John Burford

Fraud *

Sentence

two years imprisonment

John Burford, a former NASA scientist from Nottinghamshire, defrauded over 100 investors out of £1 million by offering unauthorised investment opportunities through his firm Financial Trading Strategies Limited from 2016 to 2021. He misled investors about the fund's performance, concealed losses, and only traded £760,000 of the invested money, using the rest to fund his lifestyle and purchase property.

Pleaded guilty to unauthorised business and misleading investors. The judge described the case as a sustained fraud causing much misery to investors and noted that the defendant used investors' money for personal expenses, including buying a house, and that old age is no excuse for serious offending.

5 Sep 2025

Moussa Kadri

Assault with a knife *

Sentence

Suspended jail sentence

On 13 February 2025, during Hamit Coskun's Quran-burning protest outside the Turkish consulate in Rutland Gardens, Knightsbridge, London, Moussa Kadri, 59, emerged from a nearby building and slashed at Coskun with a large knife. CCTV captured the incident. Kadri later told police he was protecting his religion.

Given for attacking Hamit Coskun with a knife while protecting his religion.

1 Sep 2025

August 2025 6 cases

Lester Sharpe

Child predation *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

Lester Sharpe was sentenced for activities related to being a child predator in Feltham, though specific details of the crimes are not provided in the text.

Sentenced as a child predator.

7 Aug 2025

Aston Lambert

Murder *

Sentence

18 years imprisonment

Aston Lambert was found guilty of killing his father, with the guilty verdict delivered on Wednesday, 6 August 2025.

Found guilty for killing his father.

6 Aug 2025

Barrie Fox

Fraud by false representation *

Sentence

21 months suspended imprisonment

Barrie Fox perpetrated fraud by false representation as part of the 2013-ongoing Sell My Timeshare scheme, targeting vulnerable owners with promises of profitable credits that were valueless, contributing to £28m in victim losses.

Pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation.

1 Aug 2025

David Taylor

Conspiracy to defraud *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

David Taylor engaged in the prolonged timeshare fraud scheme from 2013, defrauding 3,583 people of £28.1m through Sell My Timeshare's deceptive practices, including worthless credit exchanges and sustained sales pressure on elderly victims.

Found guilty of conspiracy to defraud.

1 Aug 2025

Lisa Salih

Conspiracy to defraud *

Sentence

2 years suspended imprisonment

Lisa Salih took part in the extensive timeshare fraud scheme from 2013 under Sell My Timeshare, targeting desperate elderly owners and scamming them out of £28m with false representations of Monster Credits that held no value, leading to profound financial and emotional distress for victims.

Found guilty of conspiracy to defraud.

1 Aug 2025

Lee Evans

Fraud by false representation *

Sentence

2 years suspended imprisonment

Lee Evans was involved in falsely representing the value of timeshare exit services in the Sell My Timeshare fraud from 2013, scamming elderly victims out of £28.1m by selling worthless Monster Credits while they remained liable for timeshare fees.

Pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation.

1 Aug 2025

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