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Two radical were arrested during raids successful Loughborough, with a 3rd detained successful Lytham St Annes
Three people, including a hubby and wife, person appeared successful tribunal aft being charged successful an probe linked to planetary idiosyncratic protective instrumentality (PPE) fraud.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) said Jogesh Bhandari, 58, and Craig Morris, 41, were some charged with conspiracy to perpetrate fraud and wealth laundering, successful narration to a strategy to payment from PPE shortages during the tallness of the coronavirus pandemic.
Mr Bhandari's wife, Meenakshi Bhandari, 56, has been charged with wealth laundering, with each 3 pleading not blameworthy astatine Leicester Magistrates' Court this week.
They person been bailed to look astatine Leicester Crown Court connected 16 December for a plea and proceedings mentation hearing.
The NCA said investigators believed the defendants "brokered merchantability agreements to proviso nitrile gloves to companies successful the US and Germany worthy implicit $35m (£26.9m)".
Together, the trio - the NCA said - mightiness person defrauded the companies by astir £1.9m ($2.35m).
Mr and Mrs Bhandari, from Loughborough successful Leicestershire, appeared successful tribunal connected Wednesday, portion Mr Morris, from Lytham St Annes successful Lancashire, appeared connected Monday.
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