LoginEssex TS concludes complex fraud case
Essex TS has brought a network of criminals who mis-sold solar equipment to justice
Posted 01 November 2023 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|South East
UPDATES: Essex Trading Standards has concluded its largest-ever fraud investigation, working with National Trading Standards and regional partners to secure guilty verdicts in a complex case involving extensive consumer fraud and years of investigative work.
The largest ever fraud investigation led by Essex Trading Standards, with support from National Trading Standards (NTS) and the Tri Regional Investigation Team (TRIT), has concluded with guilty verdicts, fines and prison sentences for criminals who targeted vulnerable victims with a home energy scam.
The activities of Smart Save Solutions Ltd and its director Carl Smith first came to the ...
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