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ENCROCHAT: Claims of secret PII application and questions of GCHQ involvement as court case delayed
EXCLUSIVE: A LAWYER for defendants being prosecuted under Operation Venetic suggested the CPS has been making secret applications to the...
By JON AUSTIN
Apr 10, 2021


KINAHAN CARTEL: Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh eyeing 'deal' with CPS over basis of plea before sentence
KINAHAN Cartel lieutenant Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh's defence team is in talks with the CPS to negotiate a "deal" to avoid a lengthy...
By JON AUSTIN
Apr 8, 2021


KINAHAN CARTEL: Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh won't be sentenced for more than year after guilty plea
THREE key members of the Kinahan Cartel, including its UK leader, will not be sentenced for more than a year after they pleaded guilty to...
By JON AUSTIN
Apr 6, 2021


ENCROCHAT HACK: 'Live interception' issue 'back on table' after defence lawyer claims of 'ace card'
LAWYERS for hundreds of people charged under the country's biggest ever operation into suspected organised crime believe the issue of...
By JON AUSTIN
Apr 3, 2021


ENCROCHAT: Op Venetic cases being sentenced 'outside guidelines' said prosecutor during court break
EXCLUSIVE: COURTS are sentencing Encrochat cases "outside of guidelines" a prosecutor suggested outside of a hearing after a defendant...
By JON AUSTIN
Mar 31, 2021


ENCROCHAT HACK: Further delays to hearings as CPS struggles with amount of disclosure requests
A PRELIMINARY hearing into several Encrochat prosecutions was yesterday delayed after the prosecution was hit with several requests for...
By JON AUSTIN
Mar 30, 2021


NCA tipped off billionaire it was investigating for alleged corruption about media interest in case
COMMENT & OPINION: The below is the honestly held opinion of the author based on the available facts: In August 2019 I was in the party...
By JON AUSTIN
Mar 29, 2021


HUGE NUMBER OF ENCROCHAT CHALLENGES: CPS bid to streamline cases as 53 defendants appear in court
ABOUT 450 defendants charged in the country's biggest ever operation against suspected organised criminals appear to have lodged some...
By JON AUSTIN
Mar 27, 2021


NCA 'dirty cash' probe in question - billionaire still owns mansion 15 months after 'surrender deal'
INVESTIGATION: THE success of a landmark £190 million National Crime Agency (NCA) settlement with a billionaire property tycoon has been...
By JON AUSTIN
Mar 27, 2021


More than 1,500 arrested under Op Venetic, but no details on number of charges, devices or appeals
THE National Crime Agency (NCA) today said more than 1,550 people have been arrested as part of its investigation into users of the...
By JON AUSTIN
Mar 21, 2021









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