Article is a bit breathless, but it seems to come down to 21 people being jailed for a £138 million carousel fraud involving VAT on non-existent mobile phones. The journalist has focussed in on the alleged launderer of the group. Ah, OK..it’s a puff for the Donal MacIntyre programme broadcast on FiveLive Sunday 5th October. … FRAUDSTER’S “POP-STAR” LIFESTYLE
Article is more about the lack of legality of the blacklist approach. There needs to be a clear procedure for de-listing and an opportunity for individuals and companies to know of what they are accused. The relevant decisions of the European Court of Justice were linked by this blog when they were first made.
This will make a great film. The BMW heiress and a greedy con man. The Independent must be the last UK newspaper to be keeping the crime stories going.
We will have to wait for Private Eye to dot the “i”s and cross the “t”s on this one. Curtis Warren’s name mentioned in the article.
Unusual for someone to resign, especially since allegations seem to originate from rival gangs of traffickers. Wonder what the back story is.
This story was in Friday’s Liverpool Echo. I only saw it because I was looking for news of the Everton team for Saturday. It didnt make any of the posh papers, so it can’t be important or true…
Story of what appears to be a Russian business that may have many aspects.
firstly: we should always worry about the next problem coming over the horizon. Is India it? Secondly: on the cui bono test, could elements from the ISI be expanding a destabilisation campaign? It would be interesting to know if the technological signature is similar to those around Bangalore not so long ago.
Also the US Embassy. Drug cartel thus had advance notice of operations.
A Ukranian ship carrying T 72s to Mombassa. The pirates operate out of Eyl in Puntland where they are holding a dozen ships. Suppose all they need now is fuel.
