An Indian-origin man is among two others jailed for a total of 14 years for their role in an elaborate money laundering operation involving a so-called "rare earth" metals scam in the UK.
Tarun Jain had tried to deny his involvement by insisting that the money had been put into an old business account, but the UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it was able to prove his role in the fraud.
The 50-year-old was sentenced to six-and-a-half years of imprisonment by Kingston Crown Court on Friday for three counts of converting criminal property.
"These men tried to hide what they were doing through lies or multiple bank accounts, covering the fact they were actually laundering money that had been gained through an elaborate fraud," said Libby Clark, Senior CPS Prosecutor in the South East of England.
The money launderers collectively pocketed a share of the one million pounds of "rare earth" metal scam.?
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