Barclays trio 'used false ID to raid accounts'

Peter Dominiczak12 April 2012

A gang of bank insiders targeted some of Britain's wealthiest people in a £1million con, a court heard.

Barclays cashiers Mohamed Iqbal, 30, and Tommy Jackman, 24, and customer co-ordinator Chikezie Emeruem, 33, allegedly fleeced victims at the Sloane Square branch of Barclays.

The court was told they recruited forgers to produce fake identity documents which verified transfers of up to £158,000.

More than £348,000 was siphoned from the accounts of customers while attempted transfers totalling £633,000 were thwarted, Southwark crown court was told.

Businessmen Naresh Patwari, 50, and Karl Hession, 29, used their company accounts to launder or wire the cash abroad, the court heard.

Prosecutor James Dawes said: "The way in which this money was stolen was that insiders, working for Barclays, looked into the bank accounts to see how much money there was in the account - to see if it was worth stealing. The employees of Barclays bank would then pass on that information to someone who was able to create a false identity document."

All five of the accused deny the charges against them. The case continues.

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