Fraudsters banged up in Bristol so far this year

Fraud is a particularly low crime, whatever is taken. People's savings can be wiped out and businesses can be decimated.

Here we take a look at the rip-off merchants whose cases we covered at Bristol Crown Court between January and June, 2022, who were jailed for fraud. Bristol Live reports from the city's courts every week.

Some of the key benefits of open justice include ensuring public confidence and respect in democracy and the administration of justice. It also serves to deter people from committing crimes and thereby the details of those crimes becoming public knowledge. You can read more about why we publish defendants' names and addresses here.