Jonathan Underhill secures suspended sentence in multi-million pound Conspiracy to Defraud
2nd May 2023
"Operation Kijang" involved an investigation across multiple police areas of a national, organised crime group stealing high-specification cars to order. “Strikers” were used to present false documents to obtain bogus finance agreements with well known car dealerships around the country.
The activity was widespread and carefully planned, with 17 defendants being indicted for conspiracy to defraud with a total value of over £2 million.
3PB's specialist criminal and regulatory barrister Jonathan Underhill, pictured here, acted for defendant G who was said to be directly connected to at least 7 individual offences, with a total value of over £250,000 for him alone. Jonathan was instructed by Hill Twine Solicitors, specialist criminal defence solicitors based in Bournemouth.
Following careful analysis of the large amounts of evidence a fully reasoned basis of plea was submitted resulting in the Prosecution abandoning two incidents completely and conceding that they would not seek a Newton hearing.
Following full and nuanced mitigation G was sentenced to a suspended sentence order for a period of 18 months at St Albans Crown Court.
Jonathan is a specialist criminal practitioner with a focus on both defence work and financial crime cases. To instruct Jonathan Underhill, please contact his clerk Chris Mitchell on [email protected] or by calling him on 0207 583 8055 or Stuart Pringle on [email protected] on 01962 868884.
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