Covid PPE fraudsters jailed for multi-million pound scam

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 7 Oct, 19:00 · Archive

Two men have been jailed for defrauding millions of pounds from Covid personal protective equipment deals.

Craig Morris and Jogesh Bhandari have been jailed for defrauding millions of pounds from Covid personal protective equipment deals. The pair set up an umbrella of companies in 2020 to trade in millions of boxes of nitrile gloves during the pandemic.

Following the scam, Morris and Bhandari spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on luxury goods. The Daily Mail reports that Morris was a school governor who 'enthusiastically' joined the gang.

How it is being reported

• School governor who 'enthusiastically' joined gang which carried out multi-million pound Covid PPE scam is jailedCraig Morris and Jogesh Bhandari set up an 'umbrella of companies' in 2020 to trade in millions of boxes of nitrile gloves during the pandemic.Daily Mail · 7 Oct, 18:43
• Covid fraudster who scammed millions from PPE deals and bought house is jailedCraig Morris, 43, and his boss Jogesh Bhandari, 60, splashed out hundreds of thousands of pounds on luxury goods following a PPE scam during the Covid pandemicThe Mirror · 7 Oct, 17:12

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