Robert Bush ran Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull for twelve years. He collected the money, handed over the wrong ashes, and stacked the bodies in a room until a temp worker opened a door.
Thames Valley Police charged five people this week over a long-running romance fraud and money laundering operation. The bank accounts that moved the money were not always the criminals' accounts. Sometimes they belonged to the women who thought they were in love.
For nearly two years, a gang moved an estimated £30 million in criminal cash out of Manchester, Birmingham, and Brussels on Emirates flights to Dubai. The lock on the door was a 34-year-old check-in attendant who waved the overweight bags through.
By Mark Tell · Jun 8
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