Grit and Joseph Birch of Devon, United Kingdom have been jointly charged with fraud and money laundering offenses, according to an article from the UK’s North Devon Journal.
The charges stem from transactions in Liechtenstein, New York, and Las Vegas.
Included are charges around the concealment of illicit property via cash withdrawals and payments for personal items. Grit Birch allegedly converted criminal property worth hundreds of thousands of pounds to purchase a car and home goods, as well as to pay for construction at a Devon farm.
The total charges relate to sums in the millions of pounds.
Grit Birch, 44, was granted bail and Joseph Birch, 62, was remanded into custody. They will both face a judge in May.
Read more at North Devon Journal http://bit.ly/1Oi2O1O