Dominic Connolly and John McNamara prosecuted a boiler room fraud worth in excess of £3 million at Southwark Crown Court. The trial concerned the fraudulent selling of binary options and subsequent money laundering of the proceeds by a husband and wife. The fraud was carried out by cold calling members of the public and the use of sophisticated software which gave the appearance of legitimate and successful trading. In reality this was a front to enable unsuspecting investors to part with more of their money.
The first defendant was convicted of conspiracy to defraud, receiving a 9 year sentence and the second defendant of money laundering, receiving a suspended sentence. Both defendants were disqualified from being a company director for 15 and 5 years respectively.
Dominic and John were instructed by the CPS Serious Economic Organised and International Directorate (SOEICD).
Dominic is an experienced criminal practitioner whose practice principally concerns serious and large-scale organised crime. He is a Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Grade 4 prosecutor and is on the CPS rape and serious sexual offences list. He is ranked in Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 as a leading individual in crime at the London Bar.
John specialises in all aspects of financial crime, proceeds of crime and related areas. John defends and prosecutes serious and complex criminal cases. He is experienced in managing and absorbing large numbers of documents and boiling down complex factual issues to jury friendly points. John places client care at the heart of his practice. He is recognised in the Legal 500 for POCA and Crime.
