SEROCU – 10 further people charged with fraud offences as part of Operation Knock

March 5, 2015, 3:13 pm

The South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) has charged a further 10 people with fraud and Money Laundering offences involving 34 victims as part of Operation Knock.

George Wickens, aged 51, of Batts Bridge Road, Maresfield and James Cavanagh, aged 24, of Parklands, Maresfield were charged with conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation and conspiracy to conceal, disguise, convert, transfer or remove criminal property.

Lee Farrington, aged 21, of Churchill Road, Lewes; Paul Bryson, aged 24, of Old Farm Close, Haywards Heath; Alfie Robinson, aged 22, of Chanctonbury Road, Burgess Hill; Daryl Hayley, aged 22, of Beeches Way, Faygate; Martin Jones, aged 25, of Newbury Road, Crawley and Angelia Wickens, aged 30, of Parklands, Maresfield were all charged with conspiracy to conceal, disguise, convert, transfer or remove criminal property.

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Martin Suckling, aged 49, of Churchill Road, Smallfield was charged with three counts of acquiring criminal property.

Jessica Bryson, aged 20, of Old Farm Close, Haywards Heath was charged with two counts of acquiring criminal property.

All have been bailed to appear at Brighton Magistrates Court on 26 March.

The charges relate to incidents between October 2013 and April 2014 when victims were told their neighbours property had been flooded with raw sewage originating from under their property, which required specialist equipment to be hired and they needed to pay a returnable deposit. The offences relate to 34 victims in which over £300,000 was taken.

The incidents took place across the following locations:

Surrey:

Epsom

Leatherhead

Oxted

Guildford

Sussex:

Cooksbridge

Southwick

Burgess Hill

Brighton

Upper Beeding

Crawley

Pevensey

Eastbourne

Uckfield

Sompting

Steyning

Hertfordshire

St Albans

Stevenage

Devon

Plymouth

London

Camberwell

South Woodford

Wimbledon

Morden