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Border staff who 'stole cash from small boat migrants' are bailed
- On Thursday, five British immigration officers appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with misconduct in public office, conspiracy to steal, and money laundering, dating from August 2021 to November 2022.
- Prosecutor Rosalind Earis told the court these officers worked on Britain’s south coast dealing with recent arrivals on small boats, many carrying relatively large sums of cash, which the defendants allegedly took and shared.
- Besmir Matera, 36, is charged with obtaining leave by deception and possessing three identity documents, while David Grundy, 43, faces a money laundering count.
- All six defendants were granted bail ahead of a February hearing at Southwark Crown Court, after investigators arrested a suspected ringleader in New Cross and seized 30,000.
- The National Crime Agency says the case forms part of a broader effort against organised immigration crime, which is a top priority with around 100 ongoing investigations last year.
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UK immigration officers in court charged with stealing cash from 'small boat' migrants
LONDON, Jan 29 - Five British immigration officers appeared in court on Thursday charged with misconduct in public office and conspiracy to steal from migrants who had arrived in Britain on small boats. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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UK immigration officers in court charged with stealing cash from ‘small boat’ migrants
LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Five British immigration officers appeared in court on Thursday charged with misconduct in public office and conspiracy to steal from migrants who had arrived in Britain on small boats. John Bernthal, 53, Ben Edwardes, 45, Lee-Ann Evanson, 42, Besmir Matera, 36, and Jack Mitchell, 33, are charged with stealing from migrants between August 2021 and November 2022. All five are also charged with one count of misconduct i…
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