Third-world used clothing business owner faces trial over alleged £200k fraud

Saturday 20 October 2018

A woman who ran a company sending used clothes to developing countries has denied using more than £200,000 paid for shipping goods to pay off her own personal expenses and debts.

Lincolnshire-born Michelle Yuksel, who is in her late 50s, gave her not guilty pleas to 10 charges relating to her operation of Parisma Limited and Logistics2Go in the Royal Court yesterday.

The charges span 2011 to 2013 and relate to a range of sums of money alleged to have been fraudulently claimed by the St. Clement resident from different clients who had each requested to purchase and ship thousands of kilograms’ worth of goods.

The lowest sum is £8,426.50 and the highest is £40,700. Together, the monies claimed to have been fraudulently converted for Ms Yuksel’s own use total over £200,000.

Pictured: Yuksel has pleaded 'not guilty' to the charges, meaning that she will have to face a Royal Court trial.

One of the charges alleges that Ms Yuksel “knowingly made a false representation” to two clients by taking money from them in the knowledge that the 10,000kg of clothing they had ordered could not be delivered.

Having denied the charges, Ms Yuksel will face trial in the Royal Court.

Before that, she will return for a date to be set.