Sikh family in London ‘ran operation’ to defraud Royal Mail of 70 million pounds
The Sandhu brothers and Sekhon deny the charges and the trial continues
Sikh family in London ‘ran operation’ to defraud Royal Mail of 70 million pounds
London: A Sikh family in central London pocketed millions of pounds by helping to run a decade-long operation to defraud the Royal Mail of 70 million pounds, a court has heard. Parmjeet Sandhu, 56, and his nephew Baljinder Sandhu, 46, who appeared for trial at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday, were charged with conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation between 2008 and 2017.
The two worked under relative Narinder Sandhu, owner of Packpost International Ltd and “architect” of the fraud, who has already pleaded guilty, the Evening Standard reported, citing the prosecutors.
Along with Lakhwinder Sekhon — not a family relation but appeared at the trial — Parmjeet and Baljinder were part of a scheme to under-declare mail posted through a network of logistics companies in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, the court was told.
Parmjeet is the director of sister companies Tiger International Logistics Ltd and Worldwide Transport Express Ltd, and Baljinder is the owner of Global Express Worldwide Ltd.
Prosecutor Ellis Sareen said, “thousands” of items were under-declared by manipulating docket spreadsheets, beginning in 2005 and lasting until 2017 when Royal Mail investigators uncovered discrepancies.
He said they “exploited and manipulated” a self-declaration system used by large postage firms and in some cases paid half of what they should have for the mail posted.
“In this case, we will be talking about literal tonnes of mail — thousands of thousands of items,” Sareen told the court.
Sekhon is alleged to have helped Narinder find properties in which he could invest profits from the fraud.
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