The Latest Breaking News from Christopher Zietek

Appeal judges increase ‘lenient’ jail sentences given to passport conspirators

Judges on Friday increased terms handed to Anthony Beard and Christopher Zietek after a challenge by Solicitor General Michael Tomlinson.

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023

The elderly 'golden ticket' passport scammers who allowed violent criminals to evade justice

Undercover surveillance footage has been released after they were jailed

Manchester Evening News · May 17, 2023

The murderers and the 'most wanted' helped to escape by passport gang

A number of the UK's most wanted fugitives used fake passports which cost between £5k and £20k

Liverpool Echo · May 17, 2023

Gang supplied fake passport to 'Premier League' cocaine kingpin caught in Dubai

The gang supplied drug dealer Michael Moogan with a fake passport

Liverpool Echo · May 16, 2023

Crime bosses caged for supplying Scotland’s most wanted gangsters with fake passports

High level criminals paid up to £20,000 for the fraudulently obtained genuine (FOG) passports, that enabled them to go on the run and start a new life abroad in countries including Spain, Portugal and cities such as Dubai.

Daily Record · May 16, 2023

Gang jailed for passports scam that let serious criminals go on the run

Anthony Beard, Christopher Zietek and Alan Thompson secured travel documents for fugitive murderers and drug dealers.

The Independent UK · May 16, 2023

Crime bosses helped 'Premier League' cocaine kingpin and one of country's most wanted evade with dodgy passports

Anthony Beard, 61, and Christopher Zietek, 67, were caught providing fraudulently-obtained genuine passports (FOGs) to organised criminals in a covert sting.

Manchester Evening News · Mar 22, 2023

Passport gang who helped 'Premier League' cocaine kingpin evade capture

The gang's masterminds were found guilty for supplying fraudulent passports to the likes of "Premier League" Scouse cocaine kingpin Michael Moogan

Liverpool Echo · Mar 22, 2023

Crime bosses who supplied fraudulent passports to murderers and drug traffickers convicted

Expired passports of vulnerable people were renewed using photos of criminals who looked similar

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2023

Scotland's runaway gangsters escaped using detailed passport scam, court told

Investigators told a trial how some of the country’s most wanted men were able to escape justice by getting their hands on genuine UK passports from a gang of alleged English fraudsters.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 13, 2023