Woolwich Crown Court Sentencing Results

In May 2022, Ms Ojeh falsely claimed to Bexley Council that she was homeless, separated from her husband, and needed financial support for her four children. Despite her No Recourse To Public Funds immigration condition, the council provided £12,251.38 in support under the Children Act 1989. An anonymous tip revealed she was running a clothing business, her ex-husband lived with her on a £37.5k salary, and they were buying land. Investigation uncovered undisclosed bank and PayPal accounts used for her business. A search in August 2022 found boxes of new clothing and shoes valued at over £9,000 at her property and in two storage units. Documents showed she married a Dutch national to claim child benefit and tax credits, using their bank cards and accounts to conceal funds.

Anita Slaughter was part of a family-run criminal network that distributed an estimated tonne of cocaine. The operation involved hire cars to transport shipments from Harwich Port in Essex to cities like Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham, Rotherham, Leicester, Walsall, London, and Southend. They communicated via the encrypted app Signal and earned significant daily profits.

Deborah Mason headed a family-run criminal enterprise that imported and distributed an estimated tonne of cocaine. The group used hire cars to collect shipments arriving by ship at Harwich Port in Essex and transported them to various UK cities including Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham, Rotherham, Leicester, Walsall, London, and Southend. They communicated via the encrypted messaging app Signal to coordinate drop-offs and collections, generating profits of around £1,000 per day.

Demi Bright was involved in a family-led operation that distributed an estimated tonne of cocaine. The gang collected shipments via hire cars from Harwich Port in Essex and delivered them to various UK locations including Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham, Rotherham, Leicester, Walsall, London, and Southend. Communication was handled through the encrypted app Signal, with the group earning around £1,000 daily.

Demi Kendall was involved in a large-scale family-run cocaine distribution ring that handled an estimated tonne of the drug. The group used hire cars to pick up shipments at Harwich Port in Essex and deliver them to cities such as Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham, Rotherham, Leicester, Walsall, London, and Southend. Communication was conducted through the encrypted app Signal, with daily earnings of approximately £1,000.

Reggie Bright was part of a family criminal enterprise that imported and supplied an estimated tonne of cocaine. The operation involved collecting shipments with hire cars from Harwich Port in Essex and distributing them to locations including Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham, Rotherham, Leicester, Walsall, London, and Southend. They communicated via the encrypted app Signal and profited around £1,000 per day.

Roeseanne Mason, aged 29, was involved in seven trips delivering approximately 166kg of cocaine as part of a family-run gang that supplied drugs nationwide between April and November 2023. She took over directing roles temporarily and assisted in the conspiracy by handling cash and supporting other members.

Roseanne Mason was part of a family-run drugs racket that supplied an estimated tonne of cocaine to dealers across the UK. The group used hire cars to collect shipments at Harwich Port in Essex and transported them to cities such as Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham, Rotherham, Leicester, Walsall, London, and Southend. They relied on the encrypted app Signal for communication and made significant daily profits.

Lillie Bright participated in a sophisticated family-run drugs network that handled an estimated tonne of cocaine. They used hire cars to transport shipments from Harwich Port in Essex to cities like Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham, Rotherham, Leicester, Walsall, London, and Southend. The group used the encrypted messaging app Signal for planning and generated substantial daily profits.

Tina Golding was a member of a family-led drugs operation that supplied an estimated tonne of cocaine across the UK. They collected shipments using hire cars from Harwich Port in Essex and transported them to various destinations including Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham, Rotherham, Leicester, Walsall, London, and Southend. The group used the encrypted messaging app Signal for coordination and made profits of about £1,000 daily.

Ben King was involved in a Dartford drugs conspiracy. Officers seized three blocks of cocaine, half a block of heroin, cash, and two taser devices. He was connected to handguns found during the investigation and was arrested after being tracked down.

Bobby Nash was part of a drug supply network in Dartford. He was identified and arrested as one of four additional people involved in the conspiracy, which involved supplying class A drugs and led to the seizure of drugs worth around £440,000.

Joshua Exall played a key role in a drug supply network in Dartford. In July 2024, a search of his home address revealed large quantities of class A and class B drugs, three viable handguns, ammunition, cash, and mobile phones used for drug supply. He was arrested as part of an investigation that began in September 2023.

Aidan Sinclair, 61 from Greenhithe, forged documents to pose as a millionaire businessman and defrauded three victims out of thousands of pounds between 2020 and 2022. One victim invested in a non-existent company and gave money for a supposed property purchase. Another was convinced of millions in an offshore account and offered non-existent Ascot tickets. The third was defrauded after promises to invest in their companies. Arrested in August 2022 at his flat in Greenhithe.

Henry Hendron, a 42-year-old barrister from Soho, central London, asked two of his clients to sell him Class A methamphetamine and Class C GBL while representing them on drug supply allegations. Messages on his mobile phone revealed these requests. He first asked one of them in September 2021, weeks before that client's arrest, and continued to represent him at the police station, magistrates’ court, and Woolwich Crown Court, where that client entered not guilty pleas in November 2021 but was later jailed. Hendron was arrested outside Belmarsh prison in May 2023 while visiting that client as his lawyer.

Maxwell Rusey, 53, from Nuneaton, Warwickshire, orchestrated a romance scam defrauding a woman from Medway of £128,500 over 16 transactions in 2022 and 2023. He posed as an army officer in Mali, convincing her to pay duties and taxes to import gold. Accounts were set up by Rusey. Arrested in March 2024 following Kent Police investigation.