A plea hearing took place at Ipswich Crown Court on Thursday
- Credit: Charlotte Bond
Nine men have appeared in court charged with money laundering offences in connection with a specialist fraud operation in Suffolk.
The men appeared either in person, via live video link, or were excused from attending Ipswich Crown Crown on Thursday morning for a plea and trial preparation hearing.
The case was brought by the Crown Prosecution Service Specialist Fraud Division under the label Operation Tansu.
All nine men are charged under section 328 of the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) 2002 with entering into or becoming concerned in an arrangement to facilitate the acquisition, retention, use or control of criminal property by, or on behalf of another person.