Tag Archives: Crime

An ex-Royal Marine commando who started having sexually-charged online conversations with a fake 13-year-old girl later claimed that their chats were no worse than what was taught in schools. Retired lorry driver Frank Turner also pretended that he was gathering evidence before taking it to the police station and that …

Three companies who fleeced Royal Mail of at least £70million over ten years have changed pleas just one week into their trial. Millions of pounds were pocketed in the fraud, which involved the under-declaration of mail that was posted through a network of logistics companies in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. On …

A Buckinghamshire family accused of defrauding Royal Mail lived a lavish lifestyle with a mansion, luxury cars and a pool, a court has been told. Parmjeet Sandhu and his nephew Balginder Sandhu have been accused of depriving the postal service of £70million over 10 years. The pair allegedly worked under …

A family that defrauded Royal Mail of £70 million bought properties “like Donald Trump”, a court has heard. Parmjeet Sandhu, 56, and his nephew Balginder Sandhu, 46, were part of a scheme to under-declare mail posted through a network of logistics companies in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, pocketing millions of pounds, …

Family helped run fraud operation which deprived Royal Mail of around £70million, court hears Parmjeet Sandhu, 56, and nephew Balginder Sandhu, 46, accused of £70m fraud Alleged to have under-declared mail through logistics companies, court heard By Oliver Price Published: 14:25 EDT, 15 August 2023 | Updated: 14:25 EDT, 15 August …

A killer from Herefordshire who was on the run from a secure hospital in Somerset after stabbing her mother to death has been recaptured by police. A large scale police hunt was launched after Laura Van Marle fled the secure unit where she was being treated in Wellington late last …

Created: Aug 09, 2023 08:02 AM Police say they have investigated hundreds of scams this year (File Image) A 73-year-old woman has said a hacker tried to blackmail her by threatening to flood her Facebook contacts with pornographic images after getting hold of her One Communications Northrock password. Amanda Whayman, …

The son of one of Britain’s most notorious criminals has spoken out about his relationship with his father. It must be quite something to discover that your father is involved in some sort of criminal activity. However, it would be something entirely different if he were, say, involved in one …

Today marks 60 years since 16 men robbed £2.6m from an overnight Royal Mail train in what became known as the ‘crime of the century’ – but what happened next to the gang? On this day 60 years ago, the Great Train Robbery was committed. Known as the ‘crime of …

Exclusive: Ronnie Biggs only played a small role in the 1963 robbery of a Royal Mail train stealing £2.6million, but became the most infamous after escaping Wandsworth Prison and evading the law for 36 years Great Train robbery fugitive Ronnie Biggs, who has just had a posthumous autobiography of his …