Monday 10 August 2009

Fraud & Stun Gun Charges


A Hemel Hempstead man accused of a £390,000 fraud involving 523 different credit and debit card numbers appeared at City of London Magistrates Court.

Shawan Ali, 23, of 161 Leys Road is charged with possessing counterfeit bank cards, compromised account and personal account details and compromised credit card details stored on computers in the course of or in connection with fraud on October 1, last year.

He is also charged with possession of a weapon, namely a Panther electric stun gun, designed or adapted for the discharge of any noxious liquid, gas, or other thing at his home on the same day, contrary to the Firearms Act.

City of London Police executed a search warrant and allegedly seized manufactured cards, a card reader, a USB memory drive and Nat West chequebook.

Ali was bailed until September 17 on the condition he surrenders his passport, does not apply for international travel documents and resides at his recorded address.

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