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Man jailed in PPE fraud case as another sentencing is deferred
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Craig Morris received three years and nine months in prison, while Meenakashi Bhandari received a suspended sentence. Jogesh Bhandari’s sentencing was deferred after he missed the hearing.
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Craig Morris was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison at Northampton Crown Court on 7 October in a pandemic-era PPE fraud case, BBC News reported. Meenakashi Bhandari received a two-year prison sentence suspended for two years, along with 250 hours of unpaid work and 15 days of rehabilitation activity. [1]
Morris and Jogesh Bhandari were convicted at Leicester Crown Court in July of two counts of conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation, as well as concealing and transferring criminal property. Meenakashi Bhandari was convicted of concealing and transferring criminal property. [1]
The court heard that Morris and Jogesh Bhandari sent contracts for protective equipment they did not have to US company Med18 and German firm MedTech. Prosecutor Michael Bisgrove said they took millions of pounds and spent the money on cars, luxury goods and property. [1]
Jogesh Bhandari did not attend the 7 October hearing. He told his counsel he could not travel after a pacemaker fitting and while taking a strong painkiller. Judge William Harbage KC said there was no medical evidence properly explaining his absence and that a bench warrant would be issued. Bhandari was expected to be sentenced on 16 October. [1]
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