Bill Baker KC & Marianne Alton secure convictions following multi-million pound money laundering trial
Bill Baker KC & Marianne Alton have secured convictions against every defendant following a 10 week multi million pound money laundering trial at Bolton Crown Court.
The offences took place between December 2017 and November 2019 and involved cash being transported on flights departing from Manchester, Birmingham and Brussels airports.
The investigation was launched after Border Force officers seized almost £800,000 in cash in two separate incidents. The organised criminal gang had collected criminal cash from across northern England, including Greater Manchester, before transporting it to the United Arab Emirates concealed in clothing inside suitcases.
On arrival in Dubai cash was declared to give it the appearance of being legitimate as no investigation was carried out into its source.
The cash was then paid into banks in Dubai from where it could be transferred anywhere in the world for its criminal owners.
This was the first of a series of trials.
For more information, or to instruct Bill Baker KC or Marianne Alton, please contact Director of Clerking, David Wright.