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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.
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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.
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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.
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Fife man jailed for a minimum of 27 years for the murder of his partner
A Fife man who beat his partner to death with a tyre iron in the culmination of years of violence against women has been jailed for a minimum of 27 years.
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Oil company fined for failing that led to fatal fall
An oil company has been fined £650,000 for health and safety failings which led to the tragic death of a contractor.
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Lawyer who stole £120,000 from client with dementia is jailed
A former lawyer who embezzled £120,000 from a pensioner suffering from dementia and living in a nursing home has been jailed for two years.
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Lord Advocate announces review of diversion from prosecution for sexual offences
Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has ordered a review of how prosecutors deal with diversion from prosecution in cases of serious sexual offences such as rape.
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Health board fined after patient’s death
A Glasgow health board has been fined £235,000 after a patient took his own life while in their care.
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Haulage company fined after driver fatally electrocuted
An East Lothian based haulage company has been fined £150,000 after a 25-year-old LGV driver was fatally electrocuted.
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Two men jailed over serious organised crime plot to kill gangland rival
Two men with links to serious organised crime who arranged to murder a gangland rival have been jailed.