Suspects linked to Lagan fraud due in UK court
A GROUP of 15 suspects will appear in a UK court today in connection with a £12m. fraud and money-laundering operation – including a £2.6m fraud against Guernsey States.
The UK-led four-year investigation, Operation Tarlac, centres around alleged scams against NHS Trusts and different public bodies, including the incident in Guernsey where Treasury was conned by fraudsters posing as airport contractor Lagan.
As a result of the probe, nine people have been charged with conspiracy to defraud between 1 January 2011 and 31 July 2012.
These nine, and a further five people, have also been charged with conspiracy to launder criminal property during the same period.
In addition to these 14, another suspect has been charged with one offence of entering into an arrangement to launder criminal property.
