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  1. Charity worker who embezzled almost £30,000 from care home residents sentenced

    A charity worker who stole thousands of pounds from vulnerable and disabled care home residents has been sentenced following a prosecution by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.

    16 Sept 2025 Cases
  2. Rapist jailed over campaign of sexual abuse which began 55 years ago

    A man found guilty of raping a pregnant woman and a child during a campaign of abuse which began five decades ago has been jailed.

    16 Sept 2025 Cases
  3. Seven men jailed after murder of Greenock father

    Seven men who murdered a father in Greenock after shooting him on the doorstep of his home have been jailed for life.

    12 Sept 2025 Cases
  4. Former Quarriers Village worker found to have sexually abused children

    A former children's home worker sexually abused two young boys five decades ago, a court has ruled.

    10 Sept 2025 Cases
  5. Statement on the sentencing of four men for the murder of Anthony Ferns

    Prosecutor Moira Orr, national lead on homicide for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said: 

    10 Sept 2025 Cases
  6. Man jailed indefinitely for campaign of sexual abuse in Dundee

    A man has been jailed indefinitely after sexually abusing two adolescent boys and a vulnerable man.

    09 Sept 2025 Cases
  7. School worker jailed for embezzling £28,000

    A primary school worker who abused her position to embezzle thousands of pounds from school funds earmarked to help pupils from impoverished backgrounds has been jailed.

    09 Sept 2025 Cases
  8. Three men jailed over cannabis cultivation worth up to £1.8m in Irvine

    Three men who turned disused shop units into a drugs factory to cultivate cannabis with a potential street value of more than £1.8million have been jailed for a total of 18 years.

    03 Sept 2025 Cases
  9. New guidance expands self-reporting for economic crimes

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has expanded its policy for businesses wishing to ‘self-report’ economic crime.

    01 Sept 2025 COPFS corporate
  10. Edinburgh man who raped two vulnerable teenagers on same night jailed

    An Edinburgh man who was found guilty of raping two vulnerable teenagers on the same night has been jailed indefinitely.

    26 Aug 2025 Cases