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Edinburgh office manager jailed for three years over £900,000 company fraud
The office manager of an Edinburgh property firm who embarked on a luxury lifestyle after obtaining more than £900,000 through embezzlement and fraud has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.
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Tram company fined for crossing death
A tram company has been fined £240,000 following the tragic death of a 53-year-old pedestrian.
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Extradited gangland leader jailed for nine years for orchestrating South American drug trafficking operation
An extradited serious crime group leader who orchestrated the importation of controlled drugs from South America to Scotland has been sentenced to nine years in prison.
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Man jailed for smuggling drugs into Scotland disguised as pet food
A man who tried to smuggle controlled drugs worth thousands of pounds into Scotland disguised as pet food has been imprisoned for four years and two months.
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Fugitive gangland leader jailed for directing serious organised crime
A fugitive who was extradited from Brazil has been jailed for nine years and ten months after pleading guilty to offences linked to serious organised crime.
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Man who delivered ‘wages’ to gangland figures jailed for four years and eight months.
A career criminal who acted as a “wages” paymaster to elite gangland figures and their families has been jailed for four years and eight months.
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Former GP surgery manager ordered to repay £41,157 in proceeds from crime
A former GP practice manager whose crimes forced a surgery to close has been ordered to pay back a total of £41,157 under the Proceeds of Crime Act following a conviction for embezzlement.
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Fife man jailed for a minimum of 27 years for the murder of his partner
A Fife man who beat his partner to death with a tyre iron in the culmination of years of violence against women has been jailed for a minimum of 27 years.
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Oil company fined for failing that led to fatal fall
An oil company has been fined £650,000 for health and safety failings which led to the tragic death of a contractor.
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Lawyer who stole £120,000 from client with dementia is jailed
A former lawyer who embezzled £120,000 from a pensioner suffering from dementia and living in a nursing home has been jailed for two years.