A BROMSGROVE man has appeared in court in Telford along with eight other people, charged with fraud offences, following an investigation by West Mercia Police’s Economic Crime Unit.
23-year-old Matthew Graham Barker of Canberra Close, Bromsgrove, appeared before magistrates on Thursday, July 21, alongside four men from Redditch, one from Worcester , one from Farnborough, and two from Norwich. He was charged with conspiracy to defraud.
The investigation, relates to a number of alleged frauds against individuals involving time-shares, and all nine defendants have been bailed to appear at Shrewsbury Crown Court on August 22.
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