A convicted fraudster jailed following a complex VAT scam which involved him using multiple false identities has been ordered to pay back almost £3.5 million under the Proceeds of Crime…
Custody image of Abey Smith Kent Police A rogue trader has been sent to prison after tricking a man into spending more than £100,000 on unnecessary repairs to his house.…
David Michael Hughes Photo: HMRC A globe-trotting tax consultant who stole £6.9 million from construction workers’ pay packets has been ordered to repay £1.7 million or face a further four…
A suspected rogue trader has been charged with multiple offences following allegations homeowners in areas including Swale and Medway were defrauded into paying for unnecessary work to their properties. Kent…
Cash discovered in the van Almost £1 million has been recovered from a money launderer who hid bundles of cash within a secret compartment in his van. Faisal Khan is…
A robber and thief who carried out a series of offences around Ashford has been jailed for three years. Grant Ray admitted 12 offences, including robbery, fraud and taking a…
Fraud investigators have issued a warning about rogue traders after a vulnerable woman was reportedly overcharged for having her driveway jet-washed. The woman, who is in her 80s, was approached…
An Ashford woman who displayed a Blue Badge issued to her late husband has appeared in court. The woman aged 69 from the town admitted the offence of fraud by…
A Maidstone thief who burgled the home of a woman he knew and then sold her possessions at a local jewellery store has been jailed. Paul Bruce targeted the victim’s…
Warrants at suspected brothels across Gillingham and London led to Kent Police arresting four people on suspicion of modern day slavery offences. On the morning of Wednesday 31 March 2021,…
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