Crown Prosecution Service
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The Crown Prosecution Service is responsible for criminal prosecutions in England & Wales. How we use X: bitly.com/2oyWIXR

 England and Wales
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Joined October 2009
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This is the moment Nathan Blagg, 28, stole a tractor before deliberately driving it into a family's home causing severe structural damage. He was jailed this week for more than seven years following a successful CPS prosecution and Cleveland Police investigation.
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Faced with overwhelming evidence previously, Blagg had no choice but to plead guilty to criminal damage being reckless as to whether life was endangered, as well as aggravated vehicle taking. Read more about other criminals we've prosecuted this week here orlo.uk/i2G1W
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⚖️ Fraudster James Gillingham has been jailed for five-and-a-half years today for conning more than 60 people out of £1 million. He fled to Singapore but has now been jailed in the UK. Read more orlo.uk/Va1Hq
A news graphic showing a man in a dark t-shirt with the headline 'Jailed: Mastermind behind 'boiler room' fraud'.

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⚖️ @CPSUK has authorised @metpoliceuk to charge Tim Westwood with two additional charges. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court at a future date. Read more here: orlo.uk/G3DdI
We have decided to charge Tim Westwood with two further charges of sexual assault and indecent assault.

ALT We have decided to charge Tim Westwood with two further charges of sexual assault and indecent assault.
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⚖️ In a legal first, a 65-year-old man from the UK has been charged with genocide offences following Tutsi killings in Rwanda Dr Vincent Brown will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court tomorrow. Read more: orlo.uk/h6Xrg
READ: 'Legal First. Man, 65, first in UK to be charged with genocide offences following Tutsi killings in Rwanda. The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to prosecute Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, in connection with alleged offences in Rwanda in April 1994.

ALT READ: 'Legal First. Man, 65, first in UK to be charged with genocide offences following Tutsi killings in Rwanda. The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to prosecute Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, in connection with alleged offences in Rwanda in April 1994.
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⚖️ Fariba Shameli, a former dentist, has been jailed for three years today for defrauding the NHS out of more than £92,500 includuing by claiming for treatment that had not carried out. Read more: orlo.uk/UdLls
A graphic featuring Lady Justice and the text: Jailed. Former NHS Dentist sentenced for £92,500 fraud.

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This is the moment two men tried and failed to steal an ATM from a supermarket in Carlisle earlier this week. Tjay O’Neil, 35, and Dean Smith, 33, were convicted within hours following the attempted theft of the cash machine at Morrisons on Kingstown Road.
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They appeared in court the following day and pleaded guilty due to the overwhelming evidence against them. They will be sentenced for their crimes on 14 October 2026 at Carlisle Crown Court. Read more about other criminals we've prosecuted this week here orlo.uk/yOwo0
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Chan Atak, 19, has been jailed for more than two years after admitting to risking the lives of 165 people when he piloted a boat across the Channel in July. The CPS charged him after an @NCA_UK investigation. More here: orlo.uk/UrFfz
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⁠This is the moment Ethan Beaney, Joshua Fennessy, Arthur Hicks, Dre Mitchell, and Jamie Walker besieged Ovation nightclub in Maidstone. The group assaulted the staff after Hicks was denied entry and forcibly removed from the club.
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Members of staff sustained injuries and total damages to the venue amounted to more than £2,000. The charges they were convicted of include affray, criminal damage and possession of a controlled drug. Read more about the cases we've prosecuted this week orlo.uk/lezAR
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⚖️ Former police officer Paul Street, 41, who created a 'toxic' culture has been jailed for four years after asking for a female suspect’s sexually explicit video. Co-defendant, Josh Williams, 38, was sentenced to 16 months' imprisonment. Read more 👉 orlo.uk/PiQ0r
READ: 'Two police officers sentenced for misconduct in public office'

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Ian Griffin, previously jailed in France, has been imprisoned for six years after seriously assaulting his elderly father at the family home in Cheshire. Read more: orlo.uk/uQatN
A police custody image of Ian Griffin with the text 'Sentenced: Ian Griffin jailed for assaulting his father at family home'.

ALT A police custody image of Ian Griffin with the text 'Sentenced: Ian Griffin jailed for assaulting his father at family home'.

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⚖️ John Grant, 77, has been sentenced today for committing sexual and indecent assaults against young men over four decades. The CPS is committed to pursuing justice for victims of sexual assault, no matter when the abuse took place. 📰 orlo.uk/nDMBt
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The Crown Prosecution Service has today announced the first charge to be brought following disorder in Portsmouth on Sunday evening. Del Leon Somerville, 42, of Portsmouth, has been charged with violent disorder and assaulting a constable. Read more here: orlo.uk/VD7T4
A Crown Prosecution Service statement stating that Del Leon Somerville has been charged following Portsmouth protests.

ALT A Crown Prosecution Service statement stating that Del Leon Somerville has been charged following Portsmouth protests.
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A man who used antisemitic language whilst abusing and assaulting another man has been sentenced for his hate crimes at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates’ Court. Read more here: orlo.uk/mw6nq
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Mae dyn a ddefnyddiodd iaith wrth-Semitaidd wrth gam-drin dyn arall ac ymosod arno wedi cael ei ddedfrydu am ei droseddau casineb yn Llys Ynadon Merthyr Tudful. Darllenwch ragor yma: orlo.uk/9ulxW
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Former teacher Bronwen James, 30, has been convicted of sexually abusing three of her students while working at schools in Southampton and Chippenham. Read more here: orlo.uk/XOYMs
Former teacher convicted of sexual offences against three teenage students

ALT Former teacher convicted of sexual offences against three teenage students

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This footage is from cases we've prosecuted in the last few months. These offenders have been jailed for up to two years. Piloting a small boat and putting lives at risk has been a criminal offence since January 2026. Read more about the law: orlo.uk/IGkbq
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Joshua Cammidge, 31, of Swindon, has been charged with offences under the National Security Act after contact with a suspected representative of the GRU Volunteer Corps, who are controlled by Russia’s military intelligence agency. Read more: orlo.uk/NDqAE
Charging statement that reads: Joshua Cammidge, 31, has been charged under the National Security Act following contact with a representative believed to be from the GRU Volunteer Corps.

ALT Charging statement that reads: Joshua Cammidge, 31, has been charged under the National Security Act following contact with a representative believed to be from the GRU Volunteer Corps.
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