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Lord Advocate statement: Prosecution guidance on public safety and prison population
The Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC made this statement to the Scottish Parliament regarding prosecution guidance on public safety and prison population.
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Man convicted of illegally selling peregrine falcon chicks agrees to repay £27,000
A man convicted of possessing and selling wild peregrine falcon chicks for large sums of money has agreed to pay back more than £27,000 in a Proceeds of Crime confiscation action.
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Cancer charities fraudster jailed for three years
A charity manager who fraudulently obtained more than £95,000 from two cancer foundations and channelled the cash into family bank accounts over a period of ten years has been jailed for three years.
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Three jailed Ayrshire drug traffickers have been given court orders designed to prevent their involvement in serious organised crime.
Three jailed Ayrshire drug traffickers have been given court orders designed to prevent their involvement in serious organised crime.
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Former nurse sentenced for embezzlement from children’s charity
A former hospice nurse who embezzled more than £17,000 from a disabled children’s charity to fund his gambling habit has been given a community payback order.
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Statement from Deputy Crown Agent Kenny Donnelly following the sentencing of drugs trafficker James Stevenson and others
COPFS statement from Deputy Crown Agent Kenny Donnelly following the sentencing of drugs trafficker James Stevenson and others at the High Court in Glasgow
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A man linked to serious organised crime who discussed in encrypted mobile phone messages making enough money from drugs-trafficking to buy 100 flats has been jailed for seven years.
A man linked to serious organised crime who discussed in encrypted mobile phone messages making enough money from drugs-trafficking to buy 100 flats has been jailed for seven years.
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Rapist has prison sentenced increased after Crown appeal
A man who raped two young women has had his prison sentence increased following a successful appeal by the Crown.
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Man jailed for murder of partner
A man who murdered his partner after returning home from watching the football has been jailed for life.
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Drug couriers jailed for trying to import cannabis into Scotland from Dubai
Two men who tried to smuggle cannabis with a street value of nearly £345,000 into Scotland from Dubai have been jailed for a total of three years and four months.