John Lyons secures acquittal in £3.3million major bank fraud

John Lyons has secured the acquittal of Mr S, a bank employee accused of conspiracy to defraud a major UK clearing bank of over £3.3 million by orchestrating a series of account takeovers against high net-worth customers.

Following John’s cross-examination of the Head of Bank Security and the officer in charge of the case, the CPS concluded there was no longer a realistic prospect of conviction and offered no evidence against Mr S.

The trial took place at Kingston Crown Court with the judge praising John’s conduct of the case noting that his preparation had unearthed previously undetected flaws in the prosecution case. John was instructed by Shakil Shah of Woolfe Law.

This is the second time in recent months that John has been successful in defending long-running cases investigated by the City of London Police’s Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit.

Last year, after a three week trial at Inner London Crown Court, John secured the acquittal of a bank manager of a major UK clearing bank accused of defrauding the bank by establishing numerous fraudulent business accounts. After detailed analysis of voluminous bank records, the judge found there was no case to answer on two counts and the jury took less than an hour to find Mr M not guilty on the remaining count.

John was instructed by Dean Garrett of Liberty Law.

John Lyons specialises exclusively in criminal defence, in particular Business Crime & Fraud. Read more: [John Lyons Profile ]