Illegal vapes, counterfeit tobacco and cigarettes were seized by Kent Police working with Kent County Council’s Trading Standards team and Dover’s Community Safety Unit when they carried out visits to…
Library image A man from Hythe has been given a suspended sentence and fined £10,000 after using fraudulent tickets to travel on the Southeastern rail network over four years. Rory…
A couple who fraudulently claimed more than £700,000 in benefits have been sentenced to four years in prison. Wojciech Kowalski and Wiktoria Packowska created false bank accounts, identity documents and…
A burglar has been jailed for a litany of break-ins in Whitstable and the Isle of Sheppey including the theft of a scooter and bank card from a firefighter at…
In a complex investigation, skilled financial officers navigated an intricate network of local and overseas bank accounts to trace money in an investigation by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime…
Kent Police report a convicted fraudster from Herne Bay has been ordered by the courts to repay more than £163,000 which he scammed from a business in Thanet. In July…
Suspected counterfeit designer clothing, handbags and sunglasses have been seized from a storage warehouse during the execution of a search warrant in Dartford. Police recovered more than £300,000 worth of…
A rogue roofer operating in east Kent has been jailed for six years after deliberately ripping off his customers with overpriced repairs. Terry Green, 27, gained his victims’ trust by…
A fraudster who tricked four victims into paying a total of £159,000 into a sham investment fund has been jailed. Tritex Global Limited invited clients to participate in a form…
The Blue Badge scheme is designed to help people with disabilities park closer to their destination Photo: KCC – A man who used a deceased woman’s blue badge on two…
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