Saturday 21 May 2011

http://www.bearsdenherald.co.uk/news/seven_charged_over_money_laundering_1_1637480

Five men and two women, including two from Yorkshire, have been charged in connection with a suspected multimillion-pound money-laundering operation, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has said.

The seven people have been charged with conspiracy to launder the proceeds of crime and have been released on conditional bail to appear before Manchester Magistrates' Court on June 6.

The charges follow a 10-month investigation, codenamed Operation Enigma, which culminated in raids across the North West, Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire on Wednesday.

Officers searched 18 addresses, as well as five businesses, including money services businesses and an accountant, and the operation involved 250 HMRC criminal investigators with support from local police forces.

The operation is investigating suspected laundering of more than £200 million.

The seven charged at Oldham police station are: Mohammed Aslam Jalal, 71, of Bolton Road, Rochdale, Lancs; Khalida Sheikh, 55, of Bolton Road, Rochdale, Lancs; Nouman Tariq, 34, of Ashley Close, Rochdale, Lancs; Aneela Sheikh, 31, of Ashley Close, Rochdale, Lancs; Shafaqat Ali, 42, of Emma Street, Rochdale, Lancs; Osmaan Rashid, 29, of Ellercroft Avenue, Bradford, West Yorks; and Jawad Ahmed, 42, of Middlebrook Way, Bradford, West Yorks.