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Three convicted money launderers, responsible for illegally obtaining Australian dollars and laundering them through cryptocurrency, have today been ordered to pay a total of £23,629,031 through a Confiscation Order made by the court today. Stephen William Boys, 56, was convicted at Preston Crown Court on 13 January 2023 of money laundering along with Kelly Caton, […]

A former takeaway worker who laundered the proceeds of fraud, which saw her rise from living above a restaurant to residing in a multi-million pound rented house, in an affluent part of North London, has been ordered to pay back more than £3.1 million or face extra time in jail.  Jian Wen Jian Wen, 42, […]

Two men have been jailed for life for killing a teenager in a row over a £20 drug debt. Connor Smith and Martin Wilson Connor Smith, 26, and Martin Wilson, 37 conspired and carried out their plan to kill Nyle Corrigan, 19, on 12 November 2020. Nyle was cycling on Boode Croft, Stockbridge Village, Merseyside, […]

Former police officer Lewis Edwards and his mother Rebekah Edwards have been sentenced after attempting to conceal crucial evidence following an online child abuse and blackmail case. Lewis Edwards, aged 25 and a former police officer, was convicted of multiple child sexual online offences in October 2023 including inciting a child under 13 to engage […]

A man who planned a terrorist attack at a London law firm and made a threat to kill a solicitor has been sentenced to a hospital order. Cavan Medlock, 32, walked into the office of the law firm in Harrow shortly before 5pm on 7 September 2020 and asked to see a solicitor by name. […]

A rioter who took part in violent disorder at the Holiday Inn Express, Rotherham, in August 2024 has been sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court today. Levi Fishlock Levi Fishlock, 31, was part of a 400-strong crowd gathered outside the hotel, which was used to house asylum seekers. He received a total sentence of 14 years, of […]

A man formerly from Skegness has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his partner, two years after he set her on fire in the home they shared. Leigh Pateman, 47, doused his partner Ellen Marshall in petrol and set light to her. Pateman repeatedly threatened to kill her during arguments. On 22 […]

A mother who hid her new baby in a drawer in her bed for three years and fed her through a syringe has been jailed. The woman, who can’t be identified for legal reasons, hid the birth of her baby girl from her family and friends. The baby was born in 2020 with a cleft […]

A man was found guilty of offences against six victims, including rape, sexual abuse and assault. Shane Gibbs, 35, was convicted of 15 counts following a trial including rape and other serious sexual and violent offences. During October to December 2023, Gibbs preyed upon children and vulnerable women in the Brighton and Hove area. Shane […]

A former army soldier has been convicted of gathering classified information for the benefit of Iran and later escaping prison. Daniel Khalife, 23, collated and passed on classified documents, military communications and information about soldiers to Iranian authorities over more than two years. In his possession was also a document he had created with personal […]