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Essex Police charge seven in elderly fraud case | Essex Police charge seven in elderly fraud case |
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Seven people have been charged with fraud-related offences alleged to have been committed against elderly and vulnerable victims. | Seven people have been charged with fraud-related offences alleged to have been committed against elderly and vulnerable victims. |
The charges come after 16 people were arrested across Essex on Tuesday. | The charges come after 16 people were arrested across Essex on Tuesday. |
There are nearly 40 alleged victims, aged between 65 and 99 years old. The value of the suspected fraud is £1m. | There are nearly 40 alleged victims, aged between 65 and 99 years old. The value of the suspected fraud is £1m. |
Six of those charged will appear before magistrates in Colchester later. The alleged offences happened between 2009 and 2013. | Six of those charged will appear before magistrates in Colchester later. The alleged offences happened between 2009 and 2013. |
All seven are accused of conspiring to commit fraud, though some face different additional charges. | All seven are accused of conspiring to commit fraud, though some face different additional charges. |
William Brown, 48, of Friday Wood Green in Colchester, and 20-year-old company director James Brown, Oak Road in Tiptree, were charged with blackmail and one count of conspiracy to conceal criminal property. | William Brown, 48, of Friday Wood Green in Colchester, and 20-year-old company director James Brown, Oak Road in Tiptree, were charged with blackmail and one count of conspiracy to conceal criminal property. |
Peter Biddle, 66, of Bromley Road, Ardleigh, and 59-year-old builder Van Purdy, also of Bromley Road in Ardleigh, and 48-year-old pawnbroker Harvey White, of Church Road in Clacton, were also charged with one count of conspiring to conceal criminal property. | Peter Biddle, 66, of Bromley Road, Ardleigh, and 59-year-old builder Van Purdy, also of Bromley Road in Ardleigh, and 48-year-old pawnbroker Harvey White, of Church Road in Clacton, were also charged with one count of conspiring to conceal criminal property. |
James Brown, a 44-year-old builder of Lucy Lane South in Stanway, was charged with blackmail and conspiracy to conceal criminal property. | James Brown, a 44-year-old builder of Lucy Lane South in Stanway, was charged with blackmail and conspiracy to conceal criminal property. |
Facing a single fraud charge, Rachel Poole, a 47-year-old nurse from Bromley Road in Ardleigh, will appear at Colchester Magistrates Court on 16 July. | Facing a single fraud charge, Rachel Poole, a 47-year-old nurse from Bromley Road in Ardleigh, will appear at Colchester Magistrates Court on 16 July. |
The remaining nine people arrested, who are aged between 26 and 62, were released on police bail until 3 July. |
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