Nick Towle

1 week ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Nick Towle |Jack Fifield

An army staff sergeant who defrauded his regiment out of more than £330,000 to buy luxury cars and get a hair transplant has been jailed for three-and-a-half years. Andrew Oakes, 39, used his prestigious position as financial systems administrator at the Catterick Garrison army base in North Yorkshire to fraudulently transfer Ministry of Defence money to his personal accounts, Teesside Crown Court heard.

2 weeks ago | thestrayferret.co.uk | Nick Towle

In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right. Subscription costs less than £1 a week with an annual plan. Already a subscriber? Log in here. A serial burglar who targeted businesses and a church during an epic thieving spree in Harrogate has been jailed for two years.

2 weeks ago | richmondshiretoday.co.uk | Nick Towle

A military staff sergeant defrauded his regiment out of a third of a million pounds, spent the money on luxury cars and adult services – and claimed compassionate leave by falsely claiming that a close family member had died. Andrew Oakes, 39, used his prestigious position as financial systems administrator at the Catterick Garrison army base to fraudulently transfer Ministry of Defence money to his personal accounts, Teesside Crown Court heard.

2 weeks ago | yorkmix.com | Nick Towle

A witness in the trial of two York men accused of the grisly murder of an alleged drug dealer said their intention was simply to “rob the fella”. The named witness, a friend of one of the accused men, said he was told that Michael Mulvana, 31, plunged a machete or cleaving knife into 26-year-old Indrit Mustafaj. Mr Mustafaj, from Bradford, was stabbed several times in the leg and to his face at a bedsit in York. He later died of his injuries, a jury at Leeds Crown Court heard.

2 weeks ago | yorkmix.com | Nick Towle

A health professional has been jailed for sexually assaulting a patient at York Hospital. Adewale Kudabo, 47, assaulted the woman when she was “particularly vulnerable” owing to a serious health condition which made her effectively immobile, York Crown Court heard. Kudabo, a married family man, kissed the patient on the lips and against her will while she was lying in bed and barely able to move due to her condition.