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- David Ames was a twice-bankrupt double-glazing salesman from Basildon with dreams of building a Caribbean property empire. His company, Harlequin, promised ordinary investors luxury resort properties at bargain prices – their slice of paradise and financial security. Over nearly a decade, more than 8,000 people handed over £400 million. Many bet their entire pension pots on Ames' vision. But behind Ames’ slick marketing pitch lay financial chaos and systematic deception. While investors waited for dream properties, their money funded pirate ships, imported sand that washed away with the tide, and eye-watering sales commissions. From a local newspaper investigation that exposed the scheme to the Serious Fraud Office's decade-long pursuit of justice, this is the story of how thousands lost everything betting on one man’s vision. Featuring exclusive interviews with victims, investigators, and industry insiders, The Lost Caribbean Millions reveals the human cost of one of Britain's biggest investment frauds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- To access this series from the archives of The Trial, subscribe to The Crime Desk. Members get exclusive bonus episodes every Wednesday, full access to our complete show archive, and ad-free listening across all series. Join today at thecrimedesk.com In September 2022, during a police stop in Streatham, South London, a firearms officer shot at Chris Kaba, who had been attempting to flee from police in his Audi Q8. The shot struck Kaba in the head, resulting in his death. The officer accused of firing that shot was an officer with the codename NX121. Over a year later and the firearms officer in question was charged and later named as officer Martyn Blake. The decision to name him was controversial and led to hundreds of Met Police officers giving up their firearms permits. In this series of The Trial, George Odling and Caroline Cheetham bring you the evidence from the Old Bailey where Blake is on trial accused of murder. He denies the charge. Welcome to The Trial of Officer Blake. The Trial goes behind the headlines of some of the biggest trials in the world. We take you into the courtroom, bringing you the detail as the evidence unfolds, examining key moments and carrying out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims, and experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- To access this series from the archives of The Trial, subscribe to The Crime Desk. Members get exclusive bonus episodes every Wednesday, full access to our complete show archive, and ad-free listening across all series. Join today at thecrimedesk.com Constance Marten & Mark Gordon went on the run in January 2023, along with their daughter Victoria, born just a few days before. A huge manhunt resulted in them being found in Brighton, and 2 days after that, Victoria's body was found in a plastic bag on an allotment. The pair were found guilty of concealing the birth of a child and perverting the course of justice. Follow the evidence as the jury heard it, as broadcaster and journalist Caroline Cheetham and news reporter Jack Hardy take you into London's Old Bailey, bringing you the detail, examining key moments and carrying out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims, and experts. The Trial goes behind the headlines of some of the biggest trials in the world. We take you into the courtroom, bringing you the detail as the evidence unfolds, examining key moments and carrying out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims, and experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- To access this series from the archives of The Trial, subscribe to The Crime Desk now. Members get exclusive bonus episodes every week, full access to our complete show archive, and ad-free listening across all series. Join today at thecrimedesk.com Our first series "The Trial of Lucy Letby" was a worldwide hit, with over 20million downloads. Season 2 focused on the murder of Ashling Murphy, a 23 year old teacher from Ireland. Follow the trial's evidence just as the jury did, with twice-weekly reports from Deputy News Editor for Mail on Sunday Ireland Nicola Byrne and broadcast journalist Caroline Cheetham. In this podcast, they bring you far more detail about what the jury heard, examine key moments of the trial, and conduct exclusive interviews with investigative detectives, victims, and experts. The Trial goes behind the headlines of some of the biggest trials in the world. We take you into the courtroom, bringing you the detail as the evidence unfolds, examining key moments and carrying out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims, and experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- To access this series from the archives of The Trial, subscribe to The Crime Desk now. Members get exclusive bonus episodes every week, full access to our complete show archive, and ad-free listening across all series. Join today at thecrimedesk.com This series follows the trial of Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe, who were found guilty of the murder of Brianna Ghey. They were sentenced to 22 and 20 years in prison respectively. The Trial goes behind the headlines of some of the biggest trials in the world. We take you into the courtroom, bringing you the detail as the evidence unfolds, examining key moments and carrying out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims, and experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- A prisoner on the run. A four-day man-hunt. Espionage, foreign agents and enemy states…In September of 2023, Daniel Khalife was discovered riding a bike along a north London canal by a plain clothed police officer after allegedly breaking out of HMP Wandsworth. He was found after four days of an intense nation-wide search led by the Metropolitan Police. The 23-year-old former soldier appeared at Woolwich Crown Court charged not only with this escape but also for exploiting his position in the British Army to pass intelligence to an “enemy state” - Iran. Follow the trial's evidence just as the jury do, with reports from hosts Jack Hardy and Caroline Cheetham, plus exclusive interviews with those closest to the case. To access this series from the archives of The Trial, subscribe to The Crime Desk. Members get exclusive bonus episodes of The Trial every week, full access to our complete show archive, and ad-free listening across all of our series. Join today at thecrimedesk.com The Trial goes behind the headlines of some of the biggest trials in the world. We take you into the courtroom, bringing you the detail as the evidence unfolds, examining key moments and carrying out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims, and experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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