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  1. Edinburgh office manager jailed for three years over £900,000 company fraud

    The office manager of an Edinburgh property firm who embarked on a luxury lifestyle after obtaining more than £900,000 through embezzlement and fraud has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.

    24 Aug 2023 Cases
  2. Tram company fined for crossing death

    A tram company has been fined £240,000 following the tragic death of a 53-year-old pedestrian.

    24 Aug 2023 Cases
  3. Extradited gangland leader jailed for nine years for orchestrating South American drug trafficking operation

    An extradited serious crime group leader who orchestrated the importation of controlled drugs from South America to Scotland has been sentenced to nine years in prison.

    17 Aug 2023 Cases
  4. Man jailed for smuggling drugs into Scotland disguised as pet food

    A man who tried to smuggle controlled drugs worth thousands of pounds into Scotland disguised as pet food has been imprisoned for four years and two months.

    14 Aug 2023 Cases
  5. Fugitive gangland leader jailed for directing serious organised crime

    A fugitive who was extradited from Brazil has been jailed for nine years and ten months after pleading guilty to offences linked to serious organised crime.

    11 Aug 2023 Cases
  6. Elgin's Procurator Fiscal office to undergo eco-friendly refit

    Elgin's Procurator Fiscal office is going green with a clean energy refit

    07 Aug 2023 COPFS corporate
  7. Man who delivered ‘wages’ to gangland figures jailed for four years and eight months.

    A career criminal who acted as a “wages” paymaster to elite gangland figures and their families has been jailed for four years and eight months.

    07 Aug 2023 Cases
  8. Former GP surgery manager ordered to repay £41,157 in proceeds from crime

    A former GP practice manager whose crimes forced a surgery to close has been ordered to pay back a total of £41,157 under the Proceeds of Crime Act following a conviction for embezzlement.

    03 Aug 2023 Cases
  9. Court process begins for the FAI into the death of a hotel guest

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Wallace Hunter.

    02 Aug 2023 Death investigations
  10. Court process begins for the FAI into the death of an Angus woman

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Jacqui Hunter. 

    25 Jul 2023 Death investigations