Fraudster jailed over multi-million pound PPE scam
Craig Morris was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison for his role in a multi-million pound PPE fraud scheme during the pandemic. The defendants, including Jogesh Bhandari, defrauded US and German medical companies by falsely claiming they could supply nitrile gloves. The stolen funds were used to purchase luxury cars, property, and other high-end goods.
- ▪Craig Morris was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison at Northampton Crown Court for conspiracy to commit fraud.
- ▪The defendants defrauded US company Med18 and German firm MedTech by sending contracts for PPE they did not possess.
- ▪Jogesh Bhandari obtained £1.75 million in the course of the fraud, while his wife Meenakshi laundered £960,000.
- ▪Jogesh Bhandari, described as the instigator of the scheme, is expected to be sentenced on 16 October after missing the initial hearing.
- ▪Meenakshi Bhandari received a suspended two-year prison sentence along with 250 hours of unpaid work.
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Fraudster jailed over multi-million pound PPE scamImage source, National Crime AgencyImage caption, Craig Morris was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison at Northampton Crown CourtPublished1 hour agoA fraudster has been jailed for helping to scam medical companies out of millions of pounds through bogus personal protective equipment (PPE) deals during the Covid-19 pandemic.Craig Morris, 43, and Jogesh Bhandari, 60, bought luxury cars, holidays and a new home after pretending they could supply millions of boxes of nitrile gloves in the US and Germany.
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