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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Youth who plotted to set fire to Muslim centre in act of terrorism given extended 18-year sentence
A teenager who prepared to commit racially motivated acts of terrorism after being radicalised online has been sentenced to a total of 10 years detention and eight years extended licence period.