Two men jailed over Home Counties postal thefts

[wabbithunta]

Two men jailed over Home Counties postal thefts

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Two men have been jailed in connection with theft of post in Surrey, Essex, Hertfordshire and Berkshire.

Victor Odesola, 40, of Bradbourne Road in Grays, Essex and Olukayode Akinleye, 34, both admitted conspiracy to defraud at Guildford Crown Court.

Odesola was sentenced to 33 months in prison and Akinleye, of Riverside Road in Romford, east London, was sentenced to nine months in prison.

Bank and credit cards were fraudulently used after the thefts, police said.

Residents lost nearly £200,000 as a result, the Surrey Police spokesman added.
'Immense distress'

The spokesman said the men's convictions related to the theft of mail in the Woking, Weybridge, Caterham, Reigate and Warlingham areas of Surrey, and in Essex, Hertfordshire and Berkshire.

Det Con Oliver Cummings, from Surrey Police, said the investigation into the pair's activities had taken more than 15 months.

"Their criminal activities have caused members of the public immense distress and inconvenience," he said.

[UnhappyGremlin]

Pathetic sentences, especially as they be out after serving half, or less, of the sentences.

[wabbithunta]

True. The judge should've come down harder on them, not give them sentences that will be served out in a shorter time for "good behaviour" etc I bet.
Bloody laughable sentences they got.
Also heard rumours that there are more incidents of a similar nature going on in other regions, and they bear a striking similarity to the methods used by these people.
A gang of them and possibly these two were part of it(?) or maybe just "working" on their own.

[dvbuk55]

The names give it away.

[wabbithunta]

The names give it away.

Meaning?