In January 2019, Sami Raja was convicted in Southwark Crown Court and sentenced to eight years in prison. In December 2020, the Court of Appeal upheld his conviction.
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Court of Appeal upholds conviction of James Francis Byrne, the man behind the London Carbon Credit Company scam
In August 2016, James Francis Byrne was sentenced to 11 years in jail for his role in a scam selling carbon credits as investments. In December 2020, the Court of Appeal upheld his conviction.
Court of Appeal: Andrew Ager’s behaviour as an expert witness was “egregious”. But that doesn’t mean that carbon scammers are innocent
In December 2020, at the Court of Appeal, seven carbon scammers appealed their convictions. Andrew Ager was expert witness in their trials.
Graeme Biggar, Director-General of the UK’s National Economic Crime Centre: “There is not a sufficient deterrent for fraudsters and there is insufficient recourse for victims”
In January 2021, the Treasury Committee on Economic Crime held a meeting, that includes a must read exchange between Angela Eagle, Labour MP for Wallasey, and Graeme Biggar, Director-General, National Economic Crime Centre.
Why has the Financial Conduct Authority not taken down the website of the clone scam “Good Investment Advisors”?
The Financial Conduct Authority has issued a warning about Good Investment Advisors. But the scam company’s website is still live, two weeks after REDD-Monitor reported this scam to the FCA.