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Man who covered pheasant carcasses in rat poison over feud with landowner sentenced
A man who coated pheasant carcasses in rat poison to bait and injure other legally protected wildlife has been ordered to carry out 135 hours of unpaid work.
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Four men convicted of NHS bribery and fraud offences sentenced to total of 29 years in jail
Four men convicted of bribery and corrupt practices over the awarding of NHS contracts worth £6million have been imprisoned for a total of 29 years.
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Woman jailed for fraud ordered to repay thousands of pounds under Proceeds of Crime laws
A former office worker jailed for defrauding two construction companies has been ordered to pay back more than £80,000 under Proceeds of Crime laws.
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FAI determination published on the death of a baby at a Glasgow hospital
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) notes the publication of the determination for the discretionary Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Freya Murphy.
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Woman jailed for children’s charity embezzlement ordered to pay back thousands of pounds under Proceeds of Crime Laws
A woman jailed for stealing thousands of pounds from a children’s charity and a family-run coffee firm has been ordered to repay more than £36,000 under Proceeds of Crime laws.
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Former foster carer jailed for cruel and unnatural treatment of children
A former foster carer who subjected four children to a catalogue of abuse over the course of a decade has been jailed.
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Two men jailed over £600,000 Transatlantic drug smuggling plot
Two drug traffickers who tried to smuggle cannabis with a street value of almost £600,000 into Scotland on a flight from Canada have been jailed for a total of five years and six months.
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Procurator Fiscal announces post-mortem CT scanning pilot
The Procurator Fiscal, as the independent authority for the investigation of sudden and unexplained deaths, has approved a pilot to evaluate the use of CT scanning in instructed post-mortem.
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Prison officer sentenced for indecent communication and possessing child abuse images
A prison officer who believed he was sending sexual messages to a child on a social media messaging app has been sentenced.
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FAI Determination with recommendations published on death of prisoner.
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) notes the publication of the determination in the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Jack McKenzie.