A gang printed millions in fake currency and now face jail time after getting caught. Authorities recovered millions in counterfeit notes.
Some people try to get rich quick. They might print fake money instead of working. Here are some folks who did just that, printing millions of pounds in fake notes.
John Evans, Phillip Brown, and Nick Winter got caught after printing over £12 million in fake money. Police found £5.25 million in fake £20 notes, and a dog walker discovered another £5 million. Someone dumped £200,000 by a railway, and the Bank of England took £1.6 million out of circulation.
Phillip Brown was printing money in a warehouse and got six and a half years in jail. John Evans, who played a major role in the crime, received a ten-year sentence. Nicholas Winter, the warehouse owner, got six years, and they had to pay back over £200,000.
A father and son also ran a fake money scheme worth nearly £1 million and now have to pay back their illegal profits. Christopher Gaunt must repay £217,390.47, while his son, Jordan, owes £3,840.32. Christopher got six and a half years in jail, and Jordan received a suspended two-year sentence.
Two brothers used a printing business for crime, making £1.27 million in fake £10 notes. Amrit Karra and Prem Karra were both jailed, and Rajiv Kumar and Yash Mahey also got prison time, each receiving four and a half years.
