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Royal Court to hear multi-million pound fraud investigation following extradition

Royal Court to hear multi-million pound fraud investigation following extradition

Friday 27 July 2018

Royal Court to hear multi-million pound fraud investigation following extradition

Friday 27 July 2018


A 59-year-old man will appear in Jersey's Royal Court today charged with a significant number of fraud and theft offences, after what are being described by Police as "lengthy" extradition proceedings from the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Russell Stephen King is to be indicted on 25 counts of fraud and larceny offences which include the attempted sale of the Belgravia Financial Services Group.

Operation Humidor involved the Police Joint Financial Crime Unit and the Law Officers’ Department who worked closely with the National Crime Agency, Interpol, the Metropolitan Police, and the Jersey Financial Services Commission.

This investigation has been described as "lengthy and complex" involving evidence gathering and assistance from multiple jurisdictions.

King has been living in Bahrain.

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