Sunday 19 July 2009

£3 Million scam rocks the Royal Protection Police

A former royal Protection officer Paul Page was found guilty on Friday of committing a £3 million scam revolving around an investment fund.

The really shocking thing here is that at least 20 SO14 (the police Royal Protection Command) officers were investing in the fund, yet none of them performed any due diligence or questioned how Page could pay cash returns on property investments that had not yet matured.

In a tale worthy of a Hollywood movie the court heard of brown envelopes of cash, bank transfers to strangers accounts and multiple death threats.

One would imagine Her Majesty was not amused.