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  1. 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
  2. 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.

    20 Jul 2023 Cases
  3. 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.

    19 Jul 2023 Cases
  4. 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. 

    18 Jul 2023 Cases
  5. 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.

    10 Jul 2023 Cases
  6. 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.

    04 Jul 2023 Cases
  7. 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.

    25 Jun 2023 Cases
  8. Drug smugglers with links to serious crime are imprisoned

    Three men with links to serious organised crime who carried out a drug-smuggling operation between Scotland and England have been jailed for a total of 12 years and nine months.

    23 Jun 2023 Cases
  9. Construction manager fined for damaging badger sett

    A 53-year-old Edinburgh site manager has been fined £3,600 after bulldozing a badger sett.

    22 Jun 2023 Cases
  10. Jail for abuser brought back from Vietnam

    A former teacher and football coach who was surrendered from Vietnam to stand trial for the sexual abuse of young boys has been jailed for five years. 

    21 Jun 2023 Cases