On 29.08.2026, Baqa Haider, 51, of Bob Marley Way, Lambeth, London, was sentenced to six years in prison at Leeds Crown Court for his role in a £266 million money laundering operation centered in Bradford. The operation involved funneling criminal cash through scrap jewellery business Fowler Oldfield, which was then used to buy high-purity gold shipped to Dubai using fake invoices. Nathan Rivers, 45, of Rathmell Road, Leeds, received a 27-month suspended sentence with a curfew. The investigation, led by West Yorkshire Police's Economic Crime Unit, began in 2016 and is believed to be the largest of its kind in UK history. Between 2014 and 2016, over £200 million was laundered through the company's NatWest bank account. Three other convicted individuals, Gregory Frankel, Haroon Rashid, and Arjun Babber, are believed to have fled the country and are being sought by police.
On 29.08.2026, Baqa Haider, 51, of Bob Marley Way, Lambeth, London, was sentenced to six years in prison at Leeds Crown Court for his role in a £266 million money laundering operation centered in Bradford. The operation involved funneling criminal cash through scrap jewellery business Fowler Oldfield, which was then used to buy high-purity gold shipped to Dubai using fake invoices. Nathan Rivers, 45, of Rathmell Road, Leeds, received a 27-month suspended sentence with a curfew. The investigation, led by West Yorkshire Police's Economic Crime Unit, began in 2016 and is believed to be the largest of its kind in UK history. Between 2014 and 2016, over £200 million was laundered through the company's NatWest bank account. Three other convicted individuals, Gregory Frankel, Haroon Rashid, and Arjun Babber, are believed to have fled the country and are being sought by police.
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