Three in court in connection with £14m pension fraud

Holly Roach
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Three people have appeared in court in connection with an investigation into pension fraud totalling nearly £14m.

Alan Barratt, Susan Dalton, and Julian Hanson appeared before Westminster Magistrates' Court 13 April charged with fraud by abuse of position as part of a criminal prosecution by The Pensions Regulator (TPR). The regulator alleges that between a total of 245 savers were persuaded to transfer their pension savings totalling £13.7m into 11 pension schemes between 2012 and 2014. These schemes were controlled by the three defendants. Dalton pleaded guilty to the charge, Barratt indicated a not guilty plea to the charge, and Hanson gave no indication of a plea. The defendants were relea...

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