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Two men who ran more than 40 misleading websites that tricked people into overpaying for government services, including for the Dartford Crossing and the London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), have been sentenced today at Bristol Crown Court following an investigation by National Trading Standards (NTS).
Read MoreA businessman ripped off customers by falsely telling them they would get a government grant or discount for external wall insulation at their properties.
Read MoreToday, 24 October, at St Albans Crown Court, three people were handed sentences of six-and-a-half, three-and-a-half and four-and-a-half years, after being convicted of fraudulent trading relating to a complex wine fraud run by Imperial Wine & Spirits Merchant Ltd, previously Imperial Wines of London Ltd.
Read MoreTwo Redbridge brothers have been sentenced to over four years in prison for their roles in a sophisticated fraud and money laundering scheme that targeted elderly homeowners. The sentencing follows a multi-year investigation led by Redbridge Council’s Trading Standards Team, with support from National Trading Standards.
Read MoreFive men have today (10 October) been sentenced to a combined sentence of over 13 years at Bristol Crown Court for their roles in a large-scale fraud and money laundering operation which targeted older and vulnerable victims across Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Herefordshire.
Read MoreA North East based ‘builder’ who knowingly scammed the public out of more than £130,000 has received a five-year prison sentence from Newcastle Magistrates in a case compiled by Northumberland Trading Standards and National Trading Standards.
Read MoreThree people have been sentenced following a prosecution by Croydon Council Trading Standards and National Trading Standards Tri Region Investigations Team, which saw them admit to making misleading cold calls to vulnerable consumers across the country to sell boiler repair cover.
Read MoreYesterday, 5 August, at St Albans Crown Court, three people were convicted of fraudulent trading relating to a complex wine fraud run by Imperial Wine & Spirits Merchant Ltd, previously Imperial Wines of London Ltd, following an investigation by Hertfordshire County Council’s Trading Standards team.
Read MoreFollowing the BBC Panorama investigation into conditional selling, a spokesperson for the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team said:
Read MoreFour men from Birmingham have today (11 April 2025) been handed a combined 7 ½ year sentence at Birmingham Crown Court after pleading guilty to charges related to counterfeiting goods, including Adidas, Nike and Chanel clothing and accessories.
Read MoreFive individuals have been hit with a range of sentences in one of the longest and most complex Trading Standards prosecutions in the UK.
Read MoreNew data published today by National Trading Standards reveal supposedly nicotine free vapes on sale to UK consumers have been found to contain nicotine. The findings have been published as Trading Standards continue to unearth new intelligence around the illegal vapes market.
Read MoreA total of 23 years in prison for former Brookside actor and his associates
Read MoreA man from Bolton who targeted victims across the North West has been sentenced to 4 years in prison at Bradford Crown Court today, after defrauding vulnerable customers out of a total of £250,000.
Read MoreThree men who carried out inadequate and dangerous building work that cost victims thousands of pounds have been sentenced at Newport Crown Court.
Read MoreA serial fraudster and repeat offender who defrauded his victims out of more than £75,000 has been sentenced to a further three years and nine months in prison.
Read MoreFour round trips to the moon - that is the equivalent mileage removed from odometers by a trio sentenced following an extensive vehicle fraud investigation by Kent Trading Standards.
Read MoreA Birmingham man was sentenced on 2 January 2025 to 4 ½ years imprisonment at Birmingham Crown Court after previously pleading guilty to a charge of conspiracy to counterfeiting.
Read MoreA man from Halifax who sold modified TV fire sticks that infringed copyright laws has been sentenced to two years behind bars at York Crown Court today (3 January).
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