Southwark Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 390 verdicts at Southwark Crown Court (London). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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Louise Lancaster

Causing a public nuisance *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Louise Lancaster, aged 58, was among a group of Just Stop Oil activists who halted traffic on the M25 in 2022. Her actions led to a conviction and a four-year prison term handed down at Southwark Crown Court.

Just Stop Oil member who brought the M25 to a standstill during protests in 2022.

1 Jan 0001

Lucia Whittaker De Abreu

Causing a public nuisance *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Lucia Whittaker De Abreu, 35, participated in the 2022 Just Stop Oil demonstration that blocked the M25. She was sentenced to four years in prison at Southwark Crown Court.

Just Stop Oil member who brought the M25 to a standstill during protests in 2022.

1 Jan 0001

Karolis Stanevicius

Conspiracy to convert criminal property *

Sentence

six years’ imprisonment

Leader of an organised criminal gang that stole hundreds of luxury SUVs from London and the Home Counties using relay station attacks and signal jamming. Vehicles were dismantled at industrial units including in Northamptonshire and Derbyshire, with parts exported to Lithuania. Some vehicles had identities changed via 'ringing'. Aged 36 of Rainham, Havering. Two stolen rung vehicles recovered outside address, £8,000 cash and bank card for laundering seized inside. Later re-arrested with another £8,000 cash. Lithuanian national.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to convert criminal property. Gang leader.

1 Jan 0001

Larry Barreto

Fraud by false representation *

Sentence

two years’ imprisonment suspended for two years, with 120 hours of unpaid work

Between 2015 and 2018, Barreto gave advice in return for a fee, without the necessary FCA authorisation, to people looking to take out residential mortgages. In the eleven cases, he dishonestly inflated the applicant’s income in their application to the lender. Barreto then paid Hussain, who created false self-employment and employment documentation including fake HMRC documents, false contracts of employment and payslips. The total value of the mortgages applied for was around £3 million.

Pleaded guilty to eleven counts of fraud by false representation, and two counts of carrying on regulated activities without authorisation. Judge Cole commented: “You are guilty of systematic mortgage fraud” and have “abused your position”. Aged 68.

1 Jan 0001

Kavaljitsinh Raijada

Exportation of cocaine and money laundering *

Sentence

33 years imprisonment

Kavaljitsinh Raijada, 35, from Hanwell in Ealing, along with his partner, operated a front company called Viefly Freight Services to export 514kg of cocaine worth up to £57 million to Australia concealed in metal toolboxes on commercial flights. The drugs were part of 15 cocaine consignments among 37 total shipments since June 2019. Raijada had worked at a Heathrow flight services company and used his knowledge of freight procedures. His fingerprints were on the packaging and toolbox receipts were found at their home. He was arrested in June 2021 and again in February 2023. Large amounts of cash and assets were seized, including nearly £3 million hidden in a storage unit rented in his mother's name.

Denied the charges. Convicted by jury after trial. Fingerprints found on drug packaging. Judge awarded commendations to NCA officers.

1 Jan 0001

Kemalettin Kurt

Sexual assault and assault by penetration *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment and 2 years extended licence

On 27 October 2019, the victim, a woman in her 20s with a sleep disorder, went to a nightclub near Tottenham Court Road and met Kemalettin Kurt. Later, at a friend's flat, she fell asleep and was carried to a bed. Kurt entered the room and sexually assaulted her while she was unconscious. When she woke up, she alerted friends and later reported the attack to police. DNA evidence from Kurt was found on her underwear. He was arrested on 4 November 2019. At trial, he was found guilty of sexual assault and assault by penetration.

Found guilty after a four-day trial. Placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life. Victim had a sleep disorder and was asleep when assaulted.

1 Jan 0001

Jordan Janssen

Distributing indecent images of children *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment

Former Lambeth police constable Jordan Janssen was arrested in July 2023 after an investigation traced emails containing indecent images of children to his computer. A forensic examination revealed he had downloaded 183 indecent films and images using Limewire. He pleaded guilty to distributing and making indecent images of children, having emailed three images to a man in Scotland.

Pleaded guilty. Concurrent four months for making indecent images. Ordered to sign sex offenders register for 10 years, banned from internet contact with under-16s and from employment involving children. Judge Debra Taylor stated: 'These are not victimless crimes. Children are often trafficked or forced into making these images. The downloading and distribution contributes to the demand for and exploitation of vulnerable children.' Distribution count was at a very low level.

1 Jan 0001

Julian Rifat

Insider dealing *

Sentence

19 months imprisonment

Julian Rifat, a former senior execution trader and portfolio strategist at Moore Europe Capital Management LLC, passed inside information obtained during his employment to an associate, Graeme Shelley, who then traded for their joint benefit. This occurred during the latter half of 2009 and related to some of the largest transactions in the UK financial markets.

Pleaded guilty. Acted deliberately and dishonestly; credit given for guilty plea and significant personal mitigation. Also fined £100,000 and ordered to pay costs of £159,402.

1 Jan 0001

Junie Bowers

Conspiracy to defraud *

Sentence

11 years imprisonment

Andrew Skeene and Junie Bowers deceived around 2,000 investors worldwide through Global Forestry Investments (GFI), presenting it as a secure ethical investment scheme to protect the Amazon rainforest and support local communities, but enriched themselves with investors' savings and pensions totalling £37 million. They paid £13 million of investors’ money into their bank accounts and used an intricate web of money transfers, forged documents and invented identities to scam pensioners and savers.

Found guilty on three counts of conspiracy to defraud and one count of misconduct while winding up a company. Directors later disqualified by the Insolvency Service.

1 Jan 0001

John Geddes

Money laundering *

Sentence

6 years and 6 months imprisonment

John Geddes was part of a gang that laundered £23.4 million between January 2018 and June 2020. He moved cash alongside Carlos Zapata and provided links to Irish and Kurdish criminal groups. The money was laundered through personal and business bank accounts and transferred to cryptocurrency traders.

Convicted after trial.

1 Jan 0001

John Bolter

Conspiracy to supply Class A drugs *

Sentence

7 years and 6 months imprisonment

John Bolter was caught in Bromley driving a Nissan Qashqai with 20kg of cocaine stashed in a hidden boot compartment. He was also found with a highly encrypted phone. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on 23 April.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. Found with 20kg of cocaine in a hidden compartment of his car, along with a highly encrypted phone.

1 Jan 0001

Jeannine Lewis

Fraud *

Sentence

2.5 years imprisonment

Between July 2010 and April 2014, Jeannine Lewis participated in a share fraud through boiler room companies by laundering proceeds and destroying evidence. Over 170 investors lost more than £2.8m.

PA to Michael Nascimento who assisted in laundering proceeds and hid/destroyed evidence. Pleaded guilty or convicted by jury.

1 Jan 0001

Jamshid Ali Dizaei

Misconduct in a public office *

Sentence

Three years imprisonment on each count, served concurrently

On 18 July 2008, outside a west London restaurant, Dizaei arrested web designer Waad al-Baghdadi following a dispute over an unpaid £600 website commission. He was convicted of misconduct in a public office and attempting to pervert the course of justice by falsely arresting al-Baghdadi and filing false accounts of the incident.

Convicted after retrial. Previous 2010 conviction and four-year sentence quashed on appeal. Expected release after about three months due to time served.

1 Jan 0001

Jan Ahmed

Fire safety offences *

Sentence

38 days custody suspended for 6 months, 100 hours unpaid work, £2,000 prosecution costs

Jan Ahmed, leaseholder of premises above a barber’s shop in Wembley, housed a family of five including three children in a cramped attic in a house of multiple occupation. The property had numerous fire safety failings including poor loft conversion, hole in landing, no fire alarm or firefighting equipment, no safe emergency exits from loft via steep unstable staircase and trapdoor without proper handle, non-fire doors with gaps, no emergency lighting, unprotected electrical mains switch box, hole in ceiling between landing and loft, and no fire risk assessment. Offences occurred in January 2015.

Pleaded guilty to 10 offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

1 Jan 0001

Phillip Boakes

Fraudulent trading *

Sentence

10 years imprisonment

Phillip Boakes ran a scam through CurrencyTrader Ltd claiming to carry out foreign exchange spread betting, promising investors guaranteed annual returns of 20% or more. He was not authorised by the FCA to accept deposits. Between October 2002 and January 2013 he failed to trade investors’ money as promised, lied about fund values and returns, used client funds for his own benefit and used forged documents. At least 30 investors entrusted over £3.5m; investors lost over £2.5m. Approximately £1.3m was spent on Boakes’ lifestyle including cars and foreign holidays. Trading was unsuccessful with almost £1m lost from £2.1m traded.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of fraudulent trading, three counts of using a forged instrument and accepting deposits without authorisation. HHJ Lorraine-Smith described it as a classic Ponzi scheme; sentence would have been 13-14 years without guilty plea discount. Four years and six years consecutive for the fraudulent trading counts; other sentences concurrent.

1 Jan 0001

Peter Ba Han

Making indecent images of children *

Sentence

20 months imprisonment, suspended for 24 months

Peter Ba Han, a 55-year-old Kingston police officer, downloaded 65,131 indecent images of children and 336 movie files, including extreme content. He pleaded guilty to one count of making indecent images of children at Southwark Crown Court. His actions came to light through an internal Metropolitan Police investigation, leading to his dismissal from the force. At sentencing, the court heard about the scale and nature of the collection, and the NSPCC condemned his betrayal of trust.

Pleaded guilty to one count of making indecent images of children. Was a Kingston police officer and was dismissed from the Metropolitan Police Service. Downloaded 65,131 indecent images and 336 movie files, some described as the 'most extreme kind'. NSPCC commented that he 'abused a position of trust'.

1 Jan 0001

Peter Currie

Fraud *

Sentence

5 years 6 months imprisonment

Before its collapse into administration in February 2018, Collateral offered peer-to-peer style investments on a website fraudulently claiming it was authorised and regulated by the FCA. In December 2015 Peter Currie, a Collateral director, swapped the details of a separate company he had agreed to sell - Regal Pawnbrokers Ltd - for the details of Collateral on the FCA’s public Register. Over the following 18 months, the company was advertised as authorised by the FCA to encourage people to invest in loans on the Collateral platform. In January 2018, the FCA notified Peter Currie that they had uncovered the Register change and ordered Collateral to cease unauthorised business. After this, Collateral not only continued to receive investments, but Peter and Andrew Currie also removed approximately £750,000 from Collateral client accounts. At around the same time, the Curries appointed an administrator without informing the FCA as they were required to, and transferred £88,000 from Collateral funds. Of the £17.9m in customer loans outstanding at the time of Collateral’s collapse, approximately £11m will not be recovered.

Convicted of 2 counts of fraud (one by false representation as to the Register, one by abuse of position) and 1 count of money laundering. Disqualified from being a company director. His Honour Judge Griffith remarked 'Collateral was built on foundations of sand and dishonesty'.

1 Jan 0001

Peter Sainsbury

Conspiracy to defraud *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Peter Sainsbury, founder of the prisoner support charity People's Opportunity to Work (POW) Trust, committed a series of banking frauds after the charity's funds ran out. He sought to raise £2.5 million by using fake invoices, stolen credit card details and intercepted cheques to defraud wealthy individuals, businesses and a local council. He had used his inheritance to set up the trust following his release from prison for a £3 million fraud in the 1970s.

Convicted of conspiracy to defraud. Did not benefit personally from the fraud; lived a frugal and Spartan lifestyle. The POW Trust carried out genuine work and several MPs gave their time and money to it. Sainsbury was too unwell to attend court.

1 Jan 0001

Paul Milsom

Disclosing inside information *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Paul Milsom, an FSA approved person employed by Legal and General Investment Management (Holdings) Ltd, disclosed inside information relating to forthcoming transactions in securities by LGIM between October 2008 and March 2010. A confiscation order of £245,000 was also made.

Pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity and entered into a plea agreement with the FSA. His Honour Judge Pegden gave full credit for the guilty plea.

1 Jan 0001

Paul Newbury

Making indecent images of children *

Sentence

two years and four months imprisonment

Paul Newbury, from Wood Green, London, collected more than 2,000 child sexual abuse images and videos (category A to C) on his digital devices. In October 2017, he participated in an online video conferencing room under the username ‘north London’ where live sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl was streamed; this was linked to his home address. In February 2018, National Crime Agency officers arrested him at his home and found 717 milligrams of cocaine, which he admitted possessing for personal use while using the video platform. No evidence of physical contact with children or connection to his school.

Admitted four counts of making indecent images of children, one of distributing indecent photographs of children, two counts of possessing class A drugs, possession of a prohibited image, showing an indecent photograph of a child, and possession of an extreme pornographic image. Former associate head teacher at Acland Burghley School, sacked on 7 March 2018. Used cocaine while watching live sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl online.

1 Jan 0001

Raheel Mirza

Conspiracy to defraud *

Sentence

9 and a half years' imprisonment

Between June 2016 and January 2020, Raheel Mirza, along with others, made cold calls using pseudonyms to convince members of the public to invest with the fake London-based company Bespoke Markets Group (BMG). They claimed to trade clients' money in binary options but instead shared the money among themselves. The scam defrauded around 120 UK investors of roughly £1.2 million. Mirza was also convicted of perverting the course of justice.

Pleaded not guilty; convicted after trial. 8 years for conspiracy to defraud plus 18 months consecutive for perverting the course of justice. Disqualified from being a company director for 10 years. Responsible for setting up and running BMG offices and phone lines.

1 Jan 0001

Raj Von Badlo

Making false representations *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Raj Von Badlo pleaded guilty to recklessly making false representations to investors and promoting a collective investment scheme without authorisation. Over 75 investors gave £4.29 million to Hope as a result of Von Badlo’s actions. He was sentenced on the same date as his co-defendant.

Pleaded guilty. The judge stated the risk of the scheme must have been clear to him. Also known as Raj Shastri.

1 Jan 0001

Richard Baldwin

Money laundering *

Sentence

5 years and 8 months imprisonment

Richard Baldwin laundered criminal property between October 2007 and November 2008, representing the proceeds of a conspiracy to insider deal by Martyn Dodgson and Andrew Hind. He used off-shore companies, bank accounts and false invoices to effect the money laundering, including receiving £1.5 million into a Panamanian company account in Zurich explained by a false invoice. He also breached a Restraint Order made in June 2011 by disposing of assets including withdrawing cash in Geneva and dealing with assets in safety deposit boxes.

Sentenced in his absence after absconding. Sentence includes punishment for separate contempts of court admitted in November 2015 for breaching a Restraint Order. Convicted on compelling evidence of extremely sophisticated money laundering.

1 Jan 0001

Richard Faithfull

Money laundering *

Sentence

5 years and 10 months imprisonment

Richard Faithfull was found guilty of money laundering, contrary to s.327 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, as part of a trans-national organised crime group laundering the proceeds of at least 7 professionally run overseas investment frauds. He was sentenced to 5 years and 10 months imprisonment and disqualified from being a company director for 10 years.

Found guilty of money laundering as part of a trans-national organised crime group laundering proceeds of at least 7 overseas investment frauds. Also disqualified from being a company director for 10 years. Confiscation order proceedings ongoing.

1 Jan 0001

Richard Joseph

Conspiracy to commit insider dealing *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Richard Joseph, a former futures trader, was provided with confidential and price-sensitive information from two investment banks concerning proposed or forthcoming takeover bids by Ersin Mustafa, a print room manager at JP Morgan Cazenove. Joseph placed spread bets between September 2007 and July 2008 resulting in a net profit of £591,117. Attempts were made to disguise the receipt of information using numerous Pay As You Go mobile telephones and webmail drop boxes. The information was used in the expectation that share prices would rise when made public.

Found guilty of 6 counts of conspiracy to deal as an insider. Sentences concurrent. Judge Pegden noted the offence was carefully planned and required an element of deterrence.

1 Jan 0001

Rimgaudas Magomedovas

Conspiracy to convert criminal property *

Sentence

six years and nine months’ imprisonment

Member of an organised criminal gang that stole hundreds of luxury SUVs from London and the Home Counties using relay station attacks and signal jamming. Vehicles were dismantled at industrial units including in Northamptonshire and Derbyshire, with parts exported to Lithuania. Some vehicles had identities changed via 'ringing'. Aged 46 of Fanns Rise, Purfleet, Essex. Two stolen rung vehicles and £2,000 cash recovered, plus number plate production equipment. Gang purchased over 350 blank number plates. Lithuanian national.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to convert criminal property.

1 Jan 0001

Olumuyiwa Ogunduyile

Fraud and handling criminal property *

Sentence

6 years and 7.5 years imprisonment concurrently

Olumuyiwa Ogunduyile was the ringleader of a gang that infected business and personal email accounts with malware to steal login details and reroute payments into mule accounts. The gang carried out 235 frauds between 2014 and 2019, obtaining over £9 million. He was arrested in April 2019 and attempted to destroy evidence by washing three iPhones.

Ringleader from Greenwich. Caught in April 2019. Pleaded not guilty.

1 Jan 0001

Opeyemi Solaja

Conspiracy to defraud *

Sentence

7 and a half years' imprisonment

Between June 2016 and January 2020, Opeyemi Solaja, along with others, made cold calls using pseudonyms to convince members of the public to invest with the fake London-based company Bespoke Markets Group (BMG). They claimed to trade clients' money in binary options but instead shared the money among themselves. The scam defrauded around 120 UK investors of roughly £1.2 million. Solaja was convicted of conspiracy to defraud.

Pleaded not guilty; convicted after trial. Disqualified from being a company director for 10 years. Directly received the most money from investors.

1 Jan 0001

Olsi Vullnetari

Gift Aid Fraud *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Olsi Vullnetari, 38, was an accomplice in the £5m Gift Aid fraud operated by John and Benjamin Davies. He was a trustee of the Sompan Foundation from 2004 until 2008. The fraud involved generating fake Gift Aid claims using the names and addresses of real people, including those deceased, to steal £5m from HMRC. Vullnetari was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment at Southwark Crown Court.

Trustee of the Sompan Foundation from 2004 to 2008.

1 Jan 0001

Olufumi David Akinneye

Conspiracy to money launder and conspiracy to commit fraud *

Sentence

five years and six months’ imprisonment

Olufumi David Akinneye assisted Timilehin Yvette Olasemo in laundering proceeds from fraudulent Coronavirus Bounce Back loan applications totalling £489,000 using stolen identities. He provided guidance on laundering, safe addresses for accounts, and acted as a middle-man for mule accounts. £290,381 from diversion fraud passed through his connected mule accounts. Additionally involved in romance fraud by posing as a woman online to scam men.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to money launder and conspiracy to commit fraud on 12 November 2020 at Southwark Crown Court. Also convicted for involvement in romance fraud.

1 Jan 0001

Oerta Korfuzi

Insider dealing *

Sentence

five years imprisonment

Oerta Korfuzi received inside information from her brother Redinel Korfuzi, a research analyst at Janus Henderson, and traded in 13 stocks between 17 December 2019 and 25 March 2021, generating over £960,000 in profit. She was arrested in March 2021. The case involved insider dealing and an international money laundering operation with deposits into accounts in the UK and Albania.

Found guilty following an 18-week trial. Convicted of conspiracy to deal as an insider and dealing in criminal property. Prior convictions not mentioned.

1 Jan 0001

Nicusor Gheorghe

Rape *

Sentence

15 years’ imprisonment

Nicusor Gheorghe and his wife trafficked Romanian women to the UK between 2010 and 2019, forcing them into prostitution in brothels in London including Barking and Ilford. They advertised services online, took most earnings, raped victims, and transferred over £84,000 out of the UK. Arrested in March 2019 after intelligence from Romanian police.

Found guilty after a six-week trial at Southwark Crown Court. Convicted of two counts of rape, eight counts of human trafficking, one count of trafficking into the UK for sexual exploitation, ten counts of controlling prostitution for gain, and one count of removing criminal property from England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Konnor

Money laundering *

Sentence

4 years 6 months imprisonment

Michael Konnor headed a gang that laundered £23.4 million between January 2018 and June 2020. Despite arrest in December 2019, he continued laundering over £4.5 million using companies and third-party accounts. Incriminating EncroChat messages discussed kidnap and extortion in the context of cash collection.

Pleaded guilty during trial on February 18, 2026.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Nascimento

Fraud *

Sentence

13 years imprisonment

Between July 2010 and April 2014, members of the public were cold-called and subjected to high pressure sales tactics to purchase shares in a company that owned land on Madeira. Investors were promised guaranteed returns of 125% to 228%, but none were paid. Over 170 investors lost more than £2.8 million, with many losing life savings. Money funded the fraud and Nascimento's lifestyle. He was the instigator and main beneficiary.

Pleaded not guilty. Controlling mind and main beneficiary of the fraud. Showed 'utter cynicism and contempt' for victims; targeted elderly and vulnerable people. Additional 2 years for separate criminality.

1 Jan 0001

Mohammad Amir

Conspiracy to cheat at gambling *

Sentence

6 months in Feltham Young Offenders Institution

Mohammad Amir was convicted of conspiracy charges relating to spot-fixing during Pakistan's 2010 tour of England, involving deliberate no-balls in return for payment from a betting syndicate. He had previously pleaded guilty.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to cheat at gambling and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments relating to spot-fixing. Served half the sentence.

1 Jan 0001

Mohammad Asif

Conspiracy to cheat at gambling *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment

Mohammad Asif was convicted of conspiracy charges relating to spot-fixing during Pakistan's 2010 tour of England, involving deliberate no-balls in return for payment from a betting syndicate.

Convicted of conspiracy to cheat at gambling and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments relating to spot-fixing.

1 Jan 0001

Michael Thomson

Contempt of court *

Sentence

six months imprisonment

Former chief executive officer of collapsed investment firm London Capital & Finance plc (LCF), Michael Thomson, sold luxury items including horse saddles and a hot tub while under court restrictions imposed by a Serious Fraud Office restraint order. This is part of an SFO investigation into suspected fraud at LCF that led to 11,000 investors losing over £237m between 2014 and 2019.

Admitted to recklessly breaching a Serious Fraud Office restraint order twice. Part of an ongoing SFO investigation into London Capital & Finance plc.

1 Jan 0001

Mohammed Zina

Insider dealing *

Sentence

22 months in prison

Mohammed Zina was found guilty of six offences of insider dealing and three offences of fraud following a 12-week trial at Southwark Crown Court brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). He was sentenced to 22 months in prison.

Found guilty after a 12-week trial. Judge Baumgartner stated: 'You were under no illusion as to the importance of confidentiality. You betrayed that trust and cheated honest traders. This strikes at the very heart of financial markets and the trust the public places in them.'

1 Jan 0001

Muhammad Khurram Durrani

Rape *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

On 23 July 2016, a 27-year-old woman booked an Uber after a night out in south London. When she arrived at her front door, the driver Muhammad Khurram Durrani grabbed her from behind, dragged her to the back of his car, and then raped and sexually assaulted her. He was arrested two days later and charged.

Placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life, restraining order, sexual harm protection order, and deportation after sentence. Both sentences to run concurrently.

1 Jan 0001

Guleid Abdulkarim

Possession and distribution of indecent images of children *

Sentence

2 years 8 months imprisonment

Guleid Abdulkarim, a 30-year-old House of Lords researcher for Conservative peer Baroness Nicholson, was caught after parliamentary authorities detected indecent images downloaded onto servers at the Palace of Westminster. He kept over 1,000 images and films of children, with 500 classified as the most serious type, including toddlers, many viewed during work hours. Police seized his laptop from a locker at a gay sauna in Kennington. He shared explicit images online and participated in a Zoom chat room discussing and fantasising about child abuse while viewing illegal material, using recording software to capture hours of footage. He was dismissed upon discovery of the allegations.

Admitted five counts of possession or distribution of indecent images involving very young children. Judge Joanna Korner QC remarked: 'If it was not for people like you and the others who indulge in this there would be no market for these type of films and images and children would thereby be protected.'

1 Jan 0001

Guy Flintham

Fraud by false representation *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Between January 2016 and November 2021, Guy Flintham, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, defrauded more than 240 investors by making false representations to persuade them to invest approximately £19m in an investment scheme operated by him. He lied about being a successful trader, how the scheme was operated and the profits being made. He sent falsified trading statements showing healthy returns. Only £1.14m was placed into trading accounts, with £10m paid back to investors as ‘profits’. He spent substantial sums on an extravagant lifestyle including more than £1m on vehicles, personalised number plates, jewellery and designer goods. The scheme operated as a Ponzi scheme.

Pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation. His Honour Judge Milne remarked on the devastating impact on victims, including friends and family. Confiscation proceedings ongoing.

1 Jan 0001

Hisham Tawfik

Motorcycle theft *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Tawfik worked with McDermott to target high-value motorcycles in central London from December 2016. He drove a high-powered vehicle while McDermott hotwired and stole bikes. They threatened members of the public with knives during a theft in Soho Square on 6 December 2016.

Pleaded guilty. Admitted nine counts of motorcycle theft or attempted theft.

1 Jan 0001

Hugh Edwards

Fraud *

Sentence

3 years and 9 months imprisonment

Between July 2010 and April 2014, Hugh Edwards participated in a share fraud through boiler room companies, cold-calling investors and using high-pressure tactics with false claims about land shares in Madeira. Over 170 investors lost more than £2.8m.

Recruited and trained brokers, drafted misleading brochures and pitched investments using false names. Pleaded guilty or convicted by jury. Subject to Serious Crime Prevention Order and director ban.

1 Jan 0001

Haxhi Shehu

Conspiracy to supply Class A drugs *

Sentence

10 years and 6 months imprisonment

On 13 March 2018, police stopped a Ford Focus near Collingwood Road, Witham, uncovering 79 one-kilogram blocks of cocaine in four holdalls in the boot, and a further kilogram of cocaine and cash in the glovebox. A search of a property on Newlands Street found another kilogram of cocaine, a cash counting machine, and mobile phones. The total haul was estimated at £8 million. Haxhi Shehu and Fitim Prenci were both involved.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.

1 Jan 0001

Haydar Miah

Fraudulent evasion of a prohibition on the importation of a Class A drug (cocaine) *

Sentence

17 years imprisonment

Haydar Miah, 28, was arrested in May 2025 after Bedfordshire Police suspected him of drug dealing in Luton. Officers seized over 2kg of cocaine, cannabis, ecstasy, Xanax, ketamine and £33,000 in cash. Mobile phone evidence revealed his involvement in a complex plot to import approximately 50kg of cocaine each month, routing it from Brazil through Portugal into the UK.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and being concerned in the fraudulent evasion of a prohibition on the importation of a Class A drug (cocaine).

1 Jan 0001

Geoff Hammond

Theft from a position of trust *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment

Geoff Hammond stole £99,493 while working as the executive officer of the Fellowship of St John (UK) Trust Association between 29 May 2012 and August 2013. He admitted the theft on 5 August 2013 and was immediately dismissed for gross misconduct. The charity recovered all of the stolen money. Hammond was a former Labour councillor for Higham Hill ward in Waltham Forest.

Pleaded guilty to theft from a position of trust. Ordered to pay costs to the Crown Prosecution Service. He claimed he took the money due to inability to meet growing interest on debt repayments. Suspended by the Labour party in August 2013 and resigned as councillor in November 2013.

1 Jan 0001

George Fitzgerald

Robbery *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Fitzgerald took part in five knifepoint robberies with McDermott. On 22 June 2017 they attacked a 35-year-old man in St Johns Wood Park, stealing his Rolex at knifepoint, then days later McDermott knocked a 45-year-old woman to the ground in Royal Avenue and robbed her of a luxury watch while wielding a knife.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob. Anonymity removed by the judge due to the nature of the offences.

1 Jan 0001

George Gray

Theft and fraud *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

George Gray, the finance director for the Prince of Wales' former charity the Foundation for Integrated Health, stole £250,000 from the charity over a period of two-and-a-half years, moving charity funds into his accounts 35 times. He was on a salary of £80,000 a year and had debts of £850,000. The fraud was discovered by auditors in April and led to the early closure of the charity. Gray admitted theft, fraud and money-laundering.

Finance director for Prince of Wales' former charity; admitted to taking £250,000 after racking up £850,000 of debt; pleaded guilty to theft, fraud and money-laundering.

1 Jan 0001

Federic Fagnoul

Conspiracy to import and supply Class A drugs *

Sentence

17 years and 6 months imprisonment

Federic Fagnoul masterminded a drug importation route in June 2017, flying up to 50kg of Class A cocaine per flight from Europe to Lydd airport in Kent. He used the cover story that he had been night fishing, landing his helicopter at hotel helipads before the drugs were distributed by car across the UK. Police seized the helicopter on 12 September 2017, uncovering a secret compartment under the seats filled with cocaine bags. He was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on 23 April.

Belgian national, masterminded the smuggling route using a helicopter to import up to 50kg of cocaine per flight from Europe to Lydd airport under the cover of night fishing.

1 Jan 0001

Fitim Prenci

Conspiracy to supply Class A drugs *

Sentence

10 years and 6 months imprisonment

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.

1 Jan 0001

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1 English Grounds, London SE1 2HU, London, SE1 2HU, United Kingdom

+442075227200

Wheelchair accessible parking, Wheelchair accessible entrance

Monday - Friday: 08:30 - 18:00

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About Southwark Crown Court

Southwark Crown Court, located in London, is a Crown Court that handles serious criminal cases including murder, rape, robbery, and other indictable offences. With 390 sentencing records in our database, it is one of the Crown Courts serving the London area. Crown Courts sit with a judge and jury, and have the power to impose the full range of sentences available under UK law.

The court can be found at 1 English Grounds, London SE1 2HU, SE1 2HU.

Accessibility provisions at this court include wheelchair accessible entrance and wheelchair accessible parking.

For enquiries about cases heard at this court, you can contact the court by telephone on +442075227200.

All sentencing information published on this page has been sourced from publicly-available records and verified by our editorial team. If you believe any information is inaccurate or should be removed, you can submit a removal request directly from the relevant listing above.

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Southwark Crown Court Sentencing Results

Louise Lancaster

Lucia Whittaker De Abreu

Karolis Stanevicius

Larry Barreto

Kavaljitsinh Raijada

Kemalettin Kurt

Jordan Janssen

Julian Rifat

Junie Bowers

John Geddes

John Bolter

Jeannine Lewis

Jamshid Ali Dizaei

Jan Ahmed

Phillip Boakes

Peter Ba Han

Peter Currie

Peter Sainsbury

Paul Milsom

Paul Newbury

Raheel Mirza

Raj Von Badlo

Richard Baldwin

Richard Faithfull

Richard Joseph

Rimgaudas Magomedovas

Olumuyiwa Ogunduyile

Opeyemi Solaja

Olsi Vullnetari

Olufumi David Akinneye

Oerta Korfuzi

Nicusor Gheorghe

Michael Konnor

Michael Nascimento

Mohammad Amir

Mohammad Asif

Michael Thomson

Mohammed Zina

Muhammad Khurram Durrani

Guleid Abdulkarim

Guy Flintham

Hisham Tawfik

Hugh Edwards

Haxhi Shehu

Haydar Miah

Geoff Hammond

George Fitzgerald

George Gray

Federic Fagnoul

Fitim Prenci

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