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Topic History of: Legal Challenge To Operation Ore verdicts!!
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veritas |
 were being used every week to buy millions of $$ of goods.<br />
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Police know credit card fraud- that is stolen <i>numbers</i>..not <i>cards</i>, is now , next to the illicit drug trade, the biggest criminal enterprise in the world.<br />
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I never use my credit card anymore-once I lived on them. If I travel in Asia, within weeks of arriving home fraudulent bills arrive-either the credit provider alerts me or I have to diligently trawl through my accounts. Fraudulent bills can range from $2 to $5000. <br />
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Up for stakes here-the reputation of a still working rock star wrongly cautioned, and the rumor of one of the world's greatest music legends whose credit card details were fraudulently used and he/she was basically blackmailed in a gigantic divorce settlement.<br />
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This case is starting off slow..it will skyrocket into a giant scandal.) |
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Emma Bee |
In the only case I've been close to, a colleague was arrested and told it was for attempted rape of a young girl. During questioning at the police station he was told that the charges "might not" have to be attempted rape but that "maybe" he could be looking at a lesser charge of sexual assault. He refused to plead guilty to any charge because he said that he was innocent and he had total confidence that he would be cleared.
At the trial, despite there being no evidence against him other than the allegation, he was found guilty. Quite a number of us who witnessed this lost confidence in the judial system that day. He was treated as guilty and expected to prove otherwise. His faith in the system had been his downfall.
After the trial one of the arresting officers confided in me that he thought my colleague "probably" wasn't guilty, but the decision isn't about whether the accused is guilty or not, it's about whether the CPS think they have a realistic chance of getting a conviction.
Because the sentence was four year he's on the register for life. Denied right to appeal. If he'd been guilty and taken the option of a lesser charge he'd be walking about free as a bird now. Our legal system is completely screwed up. |
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JK2006 |
It can be that (before the trial, between CPS and your solicitor) or a deal during the trial (depending on how it's looking)...
Notice the solicitor in the Ore case IA? |
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Innocent Accused |
Just a question JK,do they offer to drop some charges if you plead guilty to others?
I know the USA has legal plea bargins,but wasn't sure how it works in the UK. |
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JK2006 |
It will be during the trial IA (if there is one; fingers crossed it gets dropped) and you will be tempted (2 years instead of 8-10 was the suggestion to me). |
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