A Liverpool nurse convicted of funding a lavish lifestyle through a relationship with her drug boss boyfriend has been struck from the medical profession. Georgia Harkness, 27, began a relationship with drug dealer Ashley Blackett after they met in prison, while he was serving time and she worked as a prison nurse. Harkness, the daughter […]
A prison officer accused of smuggling drugs within a jail told police that he had been threatened outside his home. A routine check at HMP Buckley Hall in Rochdale on Christmas Eve revealed an illegal consignment of alcohol, various drugs, tobacco, phones, syringes and needles. Prison officer Richard Goss, 45, is on trial in connection […]
A drugs baron who continued to run his illicit empire while behind bars has had his prison sentence extended for orchestrating the industrial scale operation. Daniel Perry organised for kilos of cocaine and amphetamine to be brought into the region while co-ordinating the purchase and restoration of firearms intended to be used to intimidate rival […]
A serving prisoner made thousands of pounds selling drugs to fellow inmates which had been smuggled in with the help of a corrupt prison officer. Michael Foster was serving a nine-year sentence for violence when he recruited Marc Bainbridge, employed to uphold the law at HMP Northumberland, to help him break it. With the assistance […]
Two camera operators who deleted records of speeding offences so their friends could get away without being fined or prosecuted have been jailed. Samantha Halden-Evans, 36, and Jonathan Hill, 47, were investigated by anti-corruption officers while working for Staffordshire Safer Roads Partnership. A court heard the pair failed to process data and deleted information so […]
A prison officer has denied an accusation of misconduct in public office by plotting to smuggle drugs and “illicit” items into Maghaberry jail. Standing in the dock of Craigavon Crown Court, currently suspended prison officer Colin Gallagher (57) entered a “not guilty” plea to the single charge against him alleged to have been committed between […]
A prison officer who was at the centre of a smuggling ring supplying inmates with drugs and phone has been jailed. Martin Mills admitted smuggling drugs and “B-list” items phones, while working at HMP Hewell, Worcestershire. Mills, 34, of Bromsgrove, who was found with prohibited items in cereal boxes, appeared at Worcester Crown Court and […]
A prison officer sent topless pictures of herself to an inmate, complimented him about his sexual physique and sent sexually-charged emails about soon being able to experience “the real thing” with her. Their secret relationship came to light after an investigation found that she had used a prison printer to produce topless pictures of herself […]
Amy Hatfield, 38, a mental health nursing assistant at HMP Lindholme in South Yorkshire, has been sentenced to more than 10 years in jail. Hatfield started a relationship with an inmate at the prison before she “flooded” the jail with drugs. She became “infatuated” with her lover, Joseph Whittingham, in 2018 and started a sexual […]
Robust laws to fight fraud, counter corruption and bolster legitimate business received Royal Assent today. The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act introduces world-leading powers which will allow UK authorities to proactively target organised criminals and others seeking to abuse the UK’s open economy. Companies House will receive enhanced abilities to verify the identities of company directors, […]
This Agreement: Aims to ensure that acts of criminality that occur in prison are properly addressed within the criminal justice system where: a) the prison determines that the internal prison disciplinary process is insufficient, and the circumstances indicate that a criminal prosecution is appropriate or where a statutory obligation exists, or b) the prison determines […]
A prison officer has been jailed for having an intimate relationship with an inmate from Grantham, who was serving time for his part in a large-scale drug-dealing operation in Grantham. Katie Loxton, 27, was a prison officer at HMP Oakwood, in Staffordshire, when she first came into contact with inmate Adam Higgs, 32, from Grantham. […]