Southwark Crown Court Sentencing Results

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

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Fuad Hussein

Smishing fraud *

Sentence

four years and five months in prison

Between October 2022 and May 2024, Fuad Hussein ran a sophisticated smishing and social engineering operation targeting elderly and vulnerable banking customers. He used the alias ‘Gogetta’ on Telegram to conspire with others, sending fraudulent SMS messages claiming unknown transactions and directing victims to call a controlled number. He operated a ‘call centre’ convincing victims of internal bank fraud, keeping them on the phone for hours to manipulate transfers or hand over bank cards to couriers. He booked taxis for card collection, instructed concealment in padded bags, and used technical advice to control victims’ screens. Evidence showed crypto transactions with other suspects. Arrested in May 2024 after search warrant; estimated losses £100,000 to £500,000, all victims refunded.

Initially claimed £15,000 profit, later admitted closer to £30,000, considered an underestimate by the judge. Seized items included three phones with compromised card details, £3,480 cash, and a Rolex watch valued at £6,000.

1 Jan 0001

Fabiana Abdel-Malek

Insider dealing *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Fabiana Abdel-Malek was employed as a senior compliance officer by UBS AG in London and abused her position to access inside information which she passed to Walid Choucair. She was convicted of five offences of insider dealing in 2013/4.

Convicted of five offences of insider dealing. Appeal dismissed by Court of Appeal.

1 Jan 0001

Dominic Chappell

Tax evasion *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Dominic Chappell, who bought BHS for £1 in 2015, was convicted of deliberately evading £584,000 in tax through his company Swiss Rock Limited. He failed to file VAT returns for 17 months from March 2015, evading £343,511 in VAT, and underpaid Corporation Tax and Income Tax on a hidden £330,000 dividend. Despite debts, he spent on yachts, cars and holidays. He was prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service following an HMRC investigation.

Denied all charges but convicted after a four-week trial. He will serve half of his sentence in custody before release on licence.

1 Jan 0001

Dd

Fraud *

Sentence

Not stated

DD admitted 2 counts of fraud dating back 6 years, causing a loss of over £600,000. He informed the victims he was using their money to purchase carbon credits when in fact he was funding his high level drug misuse.

Admitted 2 counts of fraud; careful mitigation reduced the sentence to one below the Guideline figure.

1 Jan 0001

Debbie Thomson

Contempt of court *

Sentence

six months suspended for two years

Estranged wife of former chief executive officer of collapsed investment firm London Capital & Finance plc (LCF), Debbie 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 four times. Estranged wife of Michael Thomson. Part of an ongoing SFO investigation into London Capital & Finance plc.

1 Jan 0001

Declan Nathaniel Bannerman

Fraud and conversion of criminal property *

Sentence

5 years and 4 years imprisonment concurrently

Declan Nathaniel Bannerman helped recruit mule accounts for a sophisticated email fraud operation that stole over £9 million by rerouting business payments. The gang also sold sham binary currency trading investments, with one victim losing £185,000.

German-born Ghanaian from Sevenoaks. Recruited mule accounts via social media.

1 Jan 0001

Dharam Prakash Gopee

Illegal money lending *

Sentence

three and a half years imprisonment

Between 2012 and 2016, Dharam Prakash Gopee acted as an illegal money lender without a consumer credit licence or FCA authorisation. He loaned approximately £1 million to vulnerable consumers at high rates, securing loans against their property and seeking possession on default. He took in at least £2 million in payments. He had previously been banned as a company director for 15 years in 2016 and imprisoned for contempt of court (18 months in 2016 and 15 months in 2017) for breaching a restraint order.

Guilty verdicts on 8 February 2018. Also issued with a five-year Serious Crime Prevention Order upon release. Judge HHJ Beddoe noted deliberate flouting of the law and exploitation of vulnerable people. Sentence to run consecutively after existing 15-month contempt term ending June 2018.

1 Jan 0001

Daniel Ramzi

Theft *

Sentence

14 months imprisonment

Daniel Ramzi, 26, with no fixed address, and Abderrahim Mamma stole phones and laptops from unsuspecting victims in London's financial district. Incidents included snatching a phone from a coat pocket at a Bishopsgate fast-food joint on January 15, stealing a laptop from a bag at a licensed venue on Gracechurch Street, lifting another laptop over a barrier at Leadenhall Market caught on CCTV, and targeting a pub on Old Broad Street on January 21 where Ramzi was filmed swapping bags twice.

Admitted to four counts of theft.

1 Jan 0001

Daniel Shaw

Causing a public nuisance *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Daniel Shaw, a 38-year-old Just Stop Oil activist, blocked the M25 in 2022 alongside other protestors, causing major traffic disruption. He was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court for his role.

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

1 Jan 0001

Darius Mitrulevicius

Conspiracy to convert criminal property *

Sentence

five years and five 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 44 of Water Lane, Purfleet, Essex. Two rung vehicles and ringing equipment recovered from address. Lithuanian national.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to convert criminal property.

1 Jan 0001

Darren Duffy

Supply of drugs *

Sentence

5 years and 3 months imprisonment

Darren Duffy, 50, from Ramsgate, was arrested during a series of early-morning warrants on Friday 14 June 2019, as part of an investigation by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate. His fingerprints were on cocaine found in Kadir's car. A further quantity of cocaine was found hidden in his fridge. He was known to be working for Kadir, with text messages confirming their dealings.

Pleaded guilty to charges relating to the supply of drugs and possession of criminal property. Found in possession of an illegally-encrypted EncroChat phone. Worked for Kadir; fingerprints matched to cocaine in Kadir's car; further cocaine found in his fridge.

1 Jan 0001

Christion Wright

Sexual assault *

Sentence

3 years and 8 months imprisonment

On 29 January 2021, dragged a paramedic into bushes in St James's Park, central London, after midnight, sexually assaulting her despite her resistance; she bit his hand and he fled on a Santander hire bike. Three days later, pulled down his trousers and molested a 19-year-old woman on a train between Waterloo East and Greenhithe in Kent while she was alone watching videos on her phone.

Admitted two counts of sexual assault relating to the first victim and sexual assault and exposure for the train attack. Placed on the sex offenders register for life. Judge Andrew Goymer noted the assaults were very unpleasant and distressing, involving considerable force.

1 Jan 0001

Christopher Denning

Sexual offences *

Sentence

13 years imprisonment

Christopher Denning, a predatory sex offender who used his celebrity status to prey on young boys, committed 24 offences against boys between 1969 and 1986. Victims described the abuse ruining their childhoods, leading to lifelong issues with confidence, trust, and isolation, with some only recently confiding in family.

Pleaded guilty to 24 offences committed against boys between 1969 and 1986. Victim impact statements read to the court detailing long-term effects on survivors.

1 Jan 0001

Cressida Gethin

Causing a public nuisance *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Cressida Gethin, 22, was one of the Just Stop Oil activists who halted M25 traffic in 2022. She was sentenced alongside four others at Southwark Crown Court, receiving a four-year custodial term.

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

1 Jan 0001

Damian Clarke

Insider dealing *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Between August 2000 and January 2013, Damian Clarke was employed by Schroders Investment Management as an assistant fund manager and later as an equities trader. He received inside information about corporate events and used it to place trades using accounts in his own name and those of close family members. The offences were committed over a 9 year period between October 2003 and November 2012. He derived a benefit of £719,658.69 from his criminal conduct.

Pleaded guilty to nine counts of insider dealing. Confiscation order of £350,000 made on 24 July 2017, payable within 3 months or default sentence of 3 years.

1 Jan 0001

Daniel Calinescu

Theft *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Daniel Calinescu, 42, a Romanian national with no fixed UK address, was sentenced to five years in prison after admitting four counts of theft at Southwark Crown Court on 15 October. Between July and August, he stalked elderly women who had just withdrawn large sums of money from banks, followed them to bus stops, and snatched their cash as they boarded. Victims included a 78-year-old in Battersea (£2,500), a 62-year-old in Harrow (£2,500), a 73-year-old in Hackney (£1,700), and a 72-year-old in Ealing (£4,500). On two occasions, he used a razor blade or knife to slash their bags. Calinescu worked with a gang of four to six members, all believed to be involved in targeting elderly victims; the rest of the gang is still at large.

Pleaded guilty to four counts of theft. Judge Joanna Korner described the offences as 'most unpleasant and nasty'. Part of a gang preying on elderly victims. Co-defendants still at large.

1 Jan 0001

Constantin Aurel Mihai

Human trafficking *

Sentence

9 years imprisonment

In January 2012, Constantin and Valentina Mihai purchased a vulnerable 20-year-old woman for €10,000 in Romania and trafficked her to Ilford, East London, where she was forced to work as a prostitute for three years. Her identity documents were stolen, and she endured regular beatings, was fed alcohol and cocaine to keep her compliant, and was monitored through her phone. The woman escaped in April 2015 by saving for a plane ticket to Hungary. The family laundered money from the prostitution through money service bureaux and couriers.

Convicted of human trafficking, controlling prostitution, and money laundering. Extradited from Romania.

1 Jan 0001

Cameron Vickers

Conspiracy to defraud *

Sentence

7 and a half years' imprisonment

Between June 2016 and January 2020, Cameron Vickers, 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. Vickers was convicted of conspiracy to defraud.

Pleaded not guilty; convicted after trial. Disqualified from being a company director for 10 years. Described as 'trading floor manager' who met investors in person.

1 Jan 0001

Carlos Zapata

Money laundering *

Sentence

5 years and 9 months imprisonment

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

Convicted after trial.

1 Jan 0001

Carlton Tanueh

Murder *

Sentence

26 years imprisonment; concurrent 2 years 6 months for possession of offensive weapons

On Monday 14 March 2022, Carlton Tanueh, then aged 18, was travelling on the number 173 bus when he spotted 16-year-old Tyley Hurley at a bus stop on Chadwell Heath High Road. Tanueh was armed with two large zombie knives concealed under his clothing. He got off the bus, re-boarded while arming himself, and then fatally stabbed Tyley as he tried to retreat to the back of the bus. He got off to pursue another friend but was followed by a member of the public who updated 999 call handlers, leading to his arrest hiding behind a garden wall in Burlington Gardens within 20 minutes. The knife used in the killing was recovered. The attack was the culmination of an ongoing feud where Tyley and his friends had posted a YouTube video mocking Tanueh's friends, and a previous reprisal attack had occurred two weeks earlier. Tanueh answered 'no comment' in police interview and was charged on 16 March 2022.

Found guilty of murder. Pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of an offensive weapon at a previous hearing. The murder was a revenge attack stemming from an online feud.

1 Jan 0001

Catalin Marian Mihai

Human trafficking *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment

Convicted of human trafficking, controlling prostitution, and money laundering. Extradited from Romania.

1 Jan 0001

Charanjit Sandhu

Fraud *

Sentence

5.5 years imprisonment

Between July 2010 and April 2014, Charanjit Sandhu 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.

Senior broker who used bullying sales tactics and false names. Pleaded guilty or convicted by jury. Subject to Serious Crime Prevention Order and director ban.

1 Jan 0001

Charles Wood

Attempted murder *

Sentence

15 years imprisonment

Charles Wood deliberately drove his silver panel van at high speed into a pensioner walking on the pavement in Rye Road, Sandhurst area near Cranbrook, at around 1.20pm on 2 March 2020. The victim, a man in his 60s, suffered serious injuries including a bleed to the brain, bruised aorta, broken back and ribs, and spent several months in hospital. Wood lived a short distance away and had a long-running land dispute with the victim. He sped from the scene but was quickly identified via witnesses, with his damaged van found outside his home. He was arrested the following day.

Found guilty of attempted murder after trial. Claimed no recollection due to prior head injury. Must serve minimum of two thirds of sentence. Disqualified from driving for 12 years and six months upon release.

1 Jan 0001

Charlie Elphicke

Sexual assault *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Charlie Elphicke, former MP for Dover, was convicted of sexually assaulting two women. During the trial, the jury heard that he chased one victim around a room after groping her, shouting 'I'm a naughty Tory'. The judge said Elphicke was a sexual predator who used his success and respectability as a cover. He was sentenced to two years in prison in 2020.

Convicted after trial of three counts of sexual assault. Judge described him as a 'sexual predator'.

1 Jan 0001

Arti Dhir

Exportation of cocaine and money laundering *

Sentence

33 years imprisonment

Arti Dhir, 59, from Hanwell in Ealing, along with her 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. Dhir had worked at a Heathrow flight services company and used her knowledge of freight procedures. She 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.

Denied the charges. Convicted by jury after trial. Judge awarded commendations to NCA officers.

1 Jan 0001

Billy Roy Day

Rape *

Sentence

11 years imprisonment

On 7 December 1984, a 19-year-old au pair was walking through Shirehall Lane Park in Hendon, London, on her way to meet a friend. Billy Roy Day, then 18, ambushed her, threatening her with a knife. He raped her, committed buggery, and indecently assaulted her. The victim soon returned to her home country. In 1998, DNA evidence was re-examined and a profile entered into the national database, but no match was found until 2013 when Day's DNA was uploaded following an unrelated matter. Investigators from the Metropolitan Police's Complex Case Team reopened the case, located the victim via Europol, and confirmed the DNA match. Day was arrested and charged. On 28 July 2016, a jury at Southwark Crown Court convicted him of one count of rape, one count of buggery, and one count of indecent assault. On 2 September 2016, he was sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment for each of the rape and buggery, and 21 months for indecent assault, all to run concurrently, resulting in an effective term of 11 years.

Found guilty of rape, buggery, and indecent assault. Placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life.

1 Jan 0001

Billy Williams

Aggravated burglary *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 18 years

On 4 April 2021, Billy Williams, aged 29, of Smarden Road, Headcorn, entered the home of an elderly woman near Maidstone by forcing his way in after pretending to ask for water. He gagged and bound her tightly to a chair with wiring and tape, sexually assaulted her, threatened her with a knife and chisel, ransacked the house stealing money, valuables, a laptop, and other items carried in a suit protector case, and doused her with alcohol before leaving. The victim remained bound for over two days until discovered on 6 April 2021 by police after relatives raised concerns. Williams was identified by a witness, DNA on a sherry bottle, and CCTV footage showing him on a bicycle with the stolen case.

Found guilty by unanimous verdict at trial of aggravated burglary, false imprisonment, sexual assault, and a separate burglary. Pleaded guilty to escaping lawful custody, two counts of assaulting an emergency worker, and assaulting an inmate in March 2020. History of violent offending; no remorse shown.

1 Jan 0001

Benjamin Davies

Gift Aid Fraud *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Benjamin Davies, 31, participated with his father John Davies and Olsi Vullnetari in a £5m Gift Aid fraud. The scam involved submitting fraudulent Gift Aid repayment claims to HMRC between 2007 and 2012, using fake donor identities for the Sompan Foundation and Kurbet Foundation. Benjamin Davies served as a Sompan trustee from 2008 to 2012 and used a fake passport for some transactions. He was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment at Southwark Crown Court.

Son of John Davies. He became a trustee of the Sompan Foundation in 2008 and resigned in August 2012. He used a fake passport with an assumed identity to carry out transactions.

1 Jan 0001

Benjamin Wilson

Fraud *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Benjamin Wilson ran an unauthorised investment firm called SureInvestment which was a sham. Between 2003 and 2010 he defrauded over 300 investors of £21.8m, using the money to fund an extravagant lifestyle including a £4m house, cars, horses and holidays. Only 20% of the money was traded and Wilson lost most of it. He grossly exaggerated returns and used new investors' money to pay earlier ones in a Ponzi-style scheme.

Pleaded guilty to fraud, forgery and operating a collective investment scheme without authorisation. Judge described it as an utterly shameless confidence fraud and abuse of trust on a massive scale. Longest sentence for anyone prosecuted by the FCA.

1 Jan 0001

Aaron Blackwood Jones

Causing death by dangerous driving *

Sentence

10 years imprisonment

On Saturday, 12 January, Aaron Blackwood Jones was driving a blue VW Golf at around 90mph in a 30mph zone on Brixton Hill at the junction with New Park Road. He struck 24-year-old pedestrian Celia Ines Betrouni, a French national, who died instantly at the scene. Blackwood Jones fled the scene and abandoned the car nearby on Harriet Tubman Close, SW2. Following a public appeal, he turned himself in at a police station on Monday, 14 January, and was arrested and charged. He pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop.

Pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene. He will also face a 10-year driving ban upon release.

1 Jan 0001

Abdalla Barka

Attempted murder *

Sentence

24 years imprisonment

On an unspecified date, Abdalla Barka launched a frenzied knife attack on Hamza Al-Badri outside a café in Shepherd's Bush, West London. The attack, which left the victim with deep wounds to his left leg and permanent mobility issues, was deemed 'violent and sustained' at Southwark Crown Court. Barka, a Libyan migrant who had arrived from Sweden, denied charges of attempted murder and carrying a knife in public, but was convicted. The court heard that the victim had been accused of theft prior to the attack. Barka had a prior criminal record, including a 2023 conviction for threatening to set fire to a Swansea hotel, for which he received a 15-month sentence.

Pleaded not guilty; convicted by jury. Victim Hamza Al-Badri suffered serious leg injuries, rendering him unable to walk properly. Judge described the attack as 'violent and sustained'. Barka had a prior conviction in 2023 for threatening to burn down a hotel, for which he was jailed for 15 months. The judge indicated he could face deportation after serving two-thirds of his sentence.

1 Jan 0001

Adam Hawkins

Conspiracy to defraud *

Sentence

6 years and 9 months imprisonment

Adam Hawkins was convicted on 29 May 2015 following a trial at Southwark Crown Court of conspiracy to defraud and operating an unauthorised collective investment scheme through three land banking companies (Plott UK, European Property Investments (UK) Ltd and Stirling Alexander Limited). As a result over 110 investors lost at least £4.3 million. He primarily worked as a salesman and was involved in the management of the companies. He was sentenced on 19 June 2015 to 6 years and 9 months imprisonment on the conspiracy count and 18 months imprisonment (concurrent) on the regulated activity count.

Convicted after trial. Judge Leonard QC described the offence as a “very substantial and deliberate fraud on the public” and “subtle and cruel”. Hawkins had been arrested for a similar matter two days before starting at Plott. Part of Operation Cotton.

1 Jan 0001

Adam Merriman

Multiple child sex offences *

Sentence

9 years imprisonment

Adam Merriman, a 38-year-old former Metropolitan Police constable, used his position to target and abuse children. He directly sexually assaulted a child, engaged in sexual activity in their presence, and arranged or facilitated child sex offences. He downloaded and distributed indecent images and shared depraved fantasies online with others, including an undercover officer. He attempted to delete evidence and resisted arrest in March 2024. He resigned from the police and later pleaded guilty to some charges, with a jury convicting him of additional offences in March 2025. Sentenced at Southwark Crown Court.

Pleaded guilty to distributing indecent images of children, making such images, resisting arrest, and publishing an obscene article. Convicted after trial of sexual assault of a child, arranging or facilitating child sex offences, and engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child. Judge described him as a 'deeply entrenched, predatory and highly manipulative paedophile' and noted lack of remorse. Also given an additional five years on extended licence.

1 Jan 0001

Adolis Grigunas

Conspiracy to convert criminal property and conspiracy to steal *

Sentence

seven years and three 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 29 of Wharf Road, Grays, Essex. Lithuanian national.

Found guilty of conspiracy to convert criminal property and conspiracy to steal. Sentenced in absence after absconding prior to trial.

1 Jan 0001

Andrew Skeene

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

Andrius Stanelka

Conspiracy to convert criminal property and conspiracy to steal *

Sentence

seven years and six 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 36 of Nelson Road, Rainham. Lithuanian national. Arrested driving a stolen rung vehicle.

Found guilty of conspiracy to convert criminal property and conspiracy to steal. Sentenced in absence after absconding prior to trial.

1 Jan 0001

Andrew Hind

Conspiracy to insider deal *

Sentence

3.5 years imprisonment

Andrew Hind, a chartered accountant and property developer, conspired with Martyn Dodgson to commit insider dealing between November 2006 and March 2010. Hind received inside information from Dodgson and executed secret trades for their mutual benefit using elaborate concealment methods including unregistered phones, encrypted records and cash payments. The FCA proved five specific acts of insider dealing involving Scottish & Newcastle plc, Paragon Group of Companies plc, Just Retirement plc, Legal & General plc and BSkyB plc.

Convicted after trial. His Honour Judge Pegden remarked that their offending was 'persistent, prolonged, deliberate, dishonest behaviour.' Confiscation proceedings will also be pursued.

1 Jan 0001

Andrew Currie

Fraud *

Sentence

2 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 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 1 count of fraud by abuse of position and 1 count of money laundering. Disqualified from being a company director. His Honour Judge Griffith remarked 'the clearest impression of your actions …. was to get more money out to the detriment of investors'. Sentences to be served concurrently.

1 Jan 0001

Alex Enyiagu

Fraud and conversion of criminal property *

Sentence

6 years and 7 years imprisonment concurrently

Alex Enyiagu participated in a £10 million payment diversion scam by intercepting emails and rerouting funds. He helped launder proceeds through UK exports to Nigeria using an informal Hawala system. The gang used 100 mule accounts and also sold fake binary currency trading investments.

Barnet-based operator. Operated informal Hawala money transfer system.

1 Jan 0001

Alex Hope

Fraud *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Alex Hope was convicted on 9 January 2015 following a trial of defrauding investors of significant sums and operating a collective investment scheme without authorisation. Over 100 investors entrusted him with over £5.5 million. He exaggerated his trading abilities, used doctored statements and only 12% of the money was traded, with almost all lost. He spent over £2 million of investors’ money on his lifestyle including casinos, designer goods and nightlife. The scheme was closed down by the FCA in April 2012.

Convicted following trial. HHJ Taylor remarked on the sophistication of the scheme, falsification of documents and lack of acceptance of dishonesty. Impact on investors was significant.

1 Jan 0001

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Southwark Crown Court Sentencing Results

Fuad Hussein

Fabiana Abdel-Malek

Dominic Chappell

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Debbie Thomson

Declan Nathaniel Bannerman

Dharam Prakash Gopee

Daniel Ramzi

Daniel Shaw

Darius Mitrulevicius

Darren Duffy

Christion Wright

Christopher Denning

Cressida Gethin

Damian Clarke

Daniel Calinescu

Constantin Aurel Mihai

Cameron Vickers

Carlos Zapata

Carlton Tanueh

Catalin Marian Mihai

Charanjit Sandhu

Charles Wood

Charlie Elphicke

Arti Dhir

Billy Roy Day

Billy Williams

Benjamin Davies

Benjamin Wilson

Aaron Blackwood Jones

Abdalla Barka

Adam Hawkins

Adam Merriman

Adolis Grigunas

Andrew Skeene

Andrius Stanelka

Andrew Hind

Andrew Currie

Alex Enyiagu

Alex Hope

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