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Previous Financial Case Study
Banks/Financial Institutions – Case Study 2
The investigations team was contacted by the Economic Crime Unit East Sussex concerning a couple in the
South East of England who were regularly changing their names using the deed poll service. They would then
open various bank accounts at major high street banks which they would then abuse by taking out loans and
obtaining overdraft facilities and credit cards which they had no intention of repaying. They would also take
The investigations team was contacted by the Economic Crime Unit East Sussex concerning a couple in the
South East of England who were regularly changing their names using the deed poll service. They would then
open various bank accounts at major high street banks which they would then abuse by taking out loans and
obtaining overdraft facilities and credit cards which they had no intention of repaying. They would also take
advantage of the banks to pay in cheque deposits drawn on previous bank accounts.
Working with the police and other high street banks a total of 9 identities were linked to the suspect and by
carefully monitoring a ‘live’ account the suspect was successfully arrested as he attempted to withdraw a
carefully monitoring a ‘live’ account the suspect was successfully arrested as he attempted to withdraw a
large sum of money.
A full evidence package was provided to the police and on the 20th of December 2012 Gary Roberts was charged
with 14 counts of fraud and was sentenced to 4 years 6 months in prison.