This month, Andrew Price and Jack Talbot successfully concluded a Prosecution in which 13 conspirators were convicted for their part in a sham travel agency, when a former accountant, Abdul Patel, was convicted.

Spread over 3 trials between 2018-2021, the defendants were convicted of conspiring to make fraudulent claims made to the Civil Aviation Authority. In doing so they attempted to obtain £250,000. The principal defendants, Mohun and Roshan Bhajun, were sentenced to 5 years imprisonment.

Confiscation proceedings resulted in Confiscation Orders of £324,000. The victim, the Air Travel Trust, was compensated in full.

Andrew and Jack were instructed by the Specialist Fraud Division of the CPS.

Press coverage can be found here.