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Tejay Fletcher jailed for running multimillion-pound criminal website iSpoof

May 19, 2023 World Justice News 0

The man responsible for running a multimillion-pound fraud website, used by scammers to trick people into handing over their bank details, has been jailed. Tejay Fletcher, 35, pleaded guilty to running iSpoof, a website that allowed […]

Man pleads guilty to running multimillion-pound criminal website in Met Police’s largest ever fraud investigation

April 21, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man responsible for running a multimillion-pound fraud website pleaded guilty following the largest fraud investigation by the Metropolitan Police. Tejay Fletcher, 35, pleaded guilty to running iSpoof, a website that allowed criminals and fraudsters […]

Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick pleads guilty to string of sex offences including 24 rape charges

January 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

A serving Metropolitan Police officer has pleaded guilty to a string of sexual offences including 24 rape charges. PC David Carrick – who was known to his colleagues as “B*****d Dave” – entered guilty pleas […]

Pirate TV Box & Kodi Wizard Seller Who Made £2.3m Gets 30 Months in Prison

November 14, 2022 World Justice News 0

A UK man who generated more than £2.3 million selling piracy-configured Android devices has been sentenced to 30 months in prison. More than eight years ago and over the space of just a few months, […]

Boris Becker guilty of four charges under Insolvency Act

April 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Ex-tennis star Boris Becker has been found guilty of four charges under the Insolvency Act relating to his 2017 bankruptcy. The former world number one was accused of hiding millions of pounds worth of assets […]

Boris Becker accused of not handing over tennis trophies to pay debts

October 23, 2020 World Justice News 0

Ex-tennis champion Boris Becker has appeared in court accused of failing to hand over trophies from his playing days so they could be sold to pay debts. The three-time Wimbledon winner was declared bankrupt in […]

Charlie Elphicke: Ex-MP jailed for sex assaults on women

September 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

Ex-Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke has been jailed for two years for sexually assaulting two women. Elphicke, 49, the former MP for Dover, was convicted of groping the women in similar situations, nine years apart. He […]

Michael Winner’s ex-lover jailed for robbing his widow

September 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

A former lover of film director Michael Winner has been jailed for nine-and-a-half years for a violent robbery against his widow. Geraldine Winner, now 81, was robbed of at least £100,000 worth of jewellery, art […]

Carbon credit fraud trial collapses as expert witness was no expert

May 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

The discrediting of an unqualified “expert” – found to have cut-and-pasted the same evidence for several different cases – had led to the collapse of a multi-million pound fraud trial. Andrew Ager had been hired […]

Tesco directors acquitted in fraud trial

December 6, 2018 World Justice News 0

Two former Tesco directors have been acquitted of charges of fraud and false accounting after the judge dismissed their case due to lack of evidence. Chris Bush, former UK managing director, and John Scouler, former […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]