SA was one of 3 men arrested and charged with possession of articles for use in fraud (S6 Fraud Act 2006).
The prosecution alleged that the defendant had been involved in using fake documents to obtain electronic transfers into their bank accounts of more than £400,000.
When the Police searched the defendants’ homes they found what officers described as “a huge number of false passports, driving licences and bank cards in a variety of names”.
The Police said that our client, SA, had tried to run off when they attempted to arrest him.
SA sought legal advice from both Karibo Lawson and Safdar Ashraf at Ashcott Solicitors after he was charged. This case was sent to Manchester Crown Court and Ashcott Solicitors instructed Senior Counsel, Robert Fitt, of 33 Bedford Row Chambers, London to represent the client.
On SA’s behalf, his legal team made an application to dismiss the case against him – the application exposed gaps in the prosecution evidence to show how the case against SA did not stack up.
The application to dismiss was so powerful that the Prosecution could not resist it, and on the 16th of May 2024 the CPS dropped the case against SA and he was found not guilty on the direction of the Judge.
