A devious woman pretended to have terminal cancer to con her boyfriend out of £25k for personal gain. A devious woman pretended to have terminal cancer to con her boyfriend out of £25k for personal gain. Woman Fakes Terminal Cancer and Swindles Boyfriend £25,000 Woman Fakes Terminal Cancer and Swindles Boyfriend £25,000 Laura McPherson lied.…
A devious woman pretended to have terminal cancer to con her boyfriend out of £25k for personal gain. Woman Fakes Terminal Cancer and Swindles Boyfriend £25,000 Laura McPherson lied. A judge called her a “wicked and devious liar.” She told her boyfriend she had cancer, and tricked him out of £25,000. Laura, age 35, exploited…
A driver used fake plates near Exmouth seafront to dodge parking fines. He received a community order from the court. Driver Used False Plates to Evade Exmouth Seafront Parking Fines A driver used fake license plates on his van near Exmouth’s seafront, according to court documents. Sean Sykes, a 41-year-old local man, replaced his actual…
Nine arrested after raids connected to £700,000 in stolen plant machinery across the UK. Police Raid Eight Homes, Arrest Nine in Stolen Equipment Probe Police did some early morning raids on Wednesday, March 5. Officers arrested nine people in connection to stolen equipment worth about £700,000. Ellesmere Port CID officers led the raids, with assistance…
Pauline Gilhooly stole £8,000 from her dying mother but avoided jail after repaying the stolen funds through house sale inheritance. Daughter Steals Dying Mother’s Savings, Avoids Jail After Repayment Pauline Gilhooly stole money. She took it from her own mother’s bank account. She appeared in court for her sentencing. The court threatened her with jail…
Stephen Mills convicted of fraud, leaving homeowners in disarray after his company A1 Lofts & Extensions shut down. Surrey Fraudster: Homeowners Left in Unfinished Building Sites, Company Closed A guy named Stephen Mills got in trouble. He was the director of A1 Lofts and Extensions and is sixty-nine years old. The court charged him with…
A man who sold illegal Amazon Fire Sticks must pay £67,000 after bypassing copyright laws for streaming services. Fake Amazon Fire Stick Seller Must Pay Back £67,000 Two men broke the law selling illegal Amazon Fire Sticks. Gareth Edwards, 45, and Paul Court-Holmes, 34, sold them from August 2019 to September 2022. The men allowed…
A gang is jailed for 16 years after smuggling £1.5 million of illicit tobacco into the UK, defrauding public revenue. Gang Jailed After Smuggling £1.5m of Tobacco into Scotland A gang got caught smuggling tobacco. They will serve over 16 years in jail. Yuanjian Zhou, age 48, led this scheme. He ran it from his…
A North Yorkshire electrician is jailed after defrauding customers in a solar panel scheme, taking nearly £25,000. Rogue Electrician Jailed For £25,000 Solar Panel Installation Scam A man from North Yorkshire went to jail. He took almost £25,000 in a solar panel scam. Sean Berry, age 34, ran SB Electrical. Customers paid him for electrical…
Wesley Grainger-Smith, 66, jailed for diverting £700k from struggling firms into his casino account between 2014 and 2017. Boss Jailed for Stealing £700k from Failing Firms to Fund Casino A construction boss went to prison. Wesley Grainger-Smith is 66 years old. He took money illegally from four companies. He moved over £700,000 to his casino…