§ On a warrant granted by Frank MILTON, Kt.. a Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate, sitting at Bow Street Magistrates Court on 29th April, 1975:-
§ 1. That you on 15th day of July, 1974, at the General Register Office, St. Catherines House, Kingsway, London, W.C.2, in the said District uttered a forged application for a certified copy of a birth certificate for Donald C. Mildoon knowing it to be forged and with intent to defraud.
§ Contrary to Section 6(1)(2) of the Forgery Act, 1913.
§ 2. That you on the 17th day of July, 1974, at the General Register Office, St. Catherines House. Kingsway, London, W.C.2, uttered a forged application for a certified copy of a birth certificate for Joseph Arthur Markham knowing it to be forged and with intent to defraud.
§ Contrary to Section 6(1)(2) of the Forgery Act, 1913.
§ 3. That you on the 1st day of August, 1974, at the Passport Office, London, uttered a forged United Kingdom Passport Application in the name of Joseph Arthur Markham, knowing it to be forged and with intent to defraud.
§ Contrary to Section 6(1)(2) of the Forgery Act, 1913.
3§ 4. That you on or about the 9th day of September, 1974, at 22, Victoria Street, London, S.W.1, dishonestly obtained for Export Promotion and Consultancy Services Limited a pecuniary advantage namely the enlargement of overdraft facilities from £10,000 to £17,500 for that company from Midland Bank Limited by deception namely by falsely pretending that your personal guarantee was a guarantee of value and that the increased facilities were required for the purposes and benefit of the company.
§ Contrary to Section 16(1) Theft Act, 1968.
§ 5. That you on or about the 18th day of September, 1974, at 26, Dover Street, London, W.1, together with Sheila Elizabeth Buckley stole the proceeds of a cheque for £7,500 drawn on the account of Export Promotion and Consultancy Services Limited at the London Capital Securities Limited Bank.
§ Contrary to Section 1 of the Theft Act, 1968.
§ 6. That you on or about the 23rd day of September, 1974 at 26, Dover Street, London, W.1, together with Sheila Elizabeth Buckley stole the proceeds of a cheque for £6,981.25p drawn on the account of Export Promotion and Consultancy Services Limited at the Midland Bank Ltd., 22, Victoria Street, London Branch.
§ Contrary to Section 1 of the Theft Act, 1968.
§ 7. That you on or about the 3rd day of October, 1974, at 16, St. James's Street, London, S.W.1, dishonestly obtained for Export Promotion and Consultancy Services Limited a pecuniary advantage namely an overdraft facility up to £10,000 by deception namely by falsely pretending that your personal guarantee was a guarantee of value and that the facilities were required for the purposes and benefit of the company.
§ Contrary to Section 16(1) of the Theft Act, 1968.
§ 8. That you on or about 14th day of October, 1974, at 26, Dover Street, London, W.1, together with Sheila Elizabeth Buckley stole the proceeds of a cheque for £2,112.10p drawn on the account of Export Promotion and Consultancy Services Limited at Lloyds Bank, St. James's Street Branch, London, S.W.1.
§ Contrary to Section 1 of the Theft Act, 1968.
§ 9. That you on or about the 14th day of October, 1974, at 26, Dover Street, London, W.1, together with Sheila Elizabeth Buckley stole the proceeds of a cheque for £3,029.87p drawn on the account of Export Promotion and Consultancy Services Limited at Lloyds Bank Limited, St. James's Street Branch, London, S.W.1.
§ Contrary w Section 1 of the Theft Act, 1968.
§ 10. That you on or about the 31st October, 1974, at 26, Dover Street, London, W.1, stole the proceeds of a cheque for £3,188 drawn on the account of Export Promotion and Consultancy Services Limited at Lloyds Bank Limited, St. James's Street Branch, London, 'S.W.1.
§ Contrary to Section 1 of the Theft Act, 1968.
4§ 11. That you on or about the 3rd day of September, 1974, at 16, St. James's Street, London, S.W.I, together with Sheila Elizabeth Buckley stole the proceeds of a Banker's Draft for the sum of $12,500 drawn by the Bank of America and made payable to Export Promotion and Consultancy Services Limited.
§ Contrary to Section 1 of the Theft Act, 1968.
§ 12. That you on the 23rd day of September, 1974 at the Martletts, Civic Way, Burgess Hill. Sussex, with intent to defraud, caused to be delivered to yourself from the American Express Company an American Express Credit Card in the name of Joseph Arthur Markham by virtue of a forged application and a forged letter of reference signed S. P. Alexander knowing the same to be forged.
§ Contrary to Section 7 of the Forgery Act, 1913
§ 13. That you on the 28th day of October, 1974, at 160, Piccadilly, London, W.1, dishonestly obtained from Barclays Bank Limited, Travellers cheques to the value of $870 by deception namely by falsely pretending that you held a Barclay-card in good faith and intended to pay for the goods and services which you obtained by use of it.
§ Contrary to Section 15(1) of the Theft Act, 1968.
§ 14. That you on the 29th day of October, 1974, at 181, Piccadilly, London, W.1, dishonestly obtained from National Airlines Incorporated, Airline tickets to the value of £355.95p by deception namely by falsely pretending that you held a Diners Club card in good faith and intended to pay for the goods and services which you obtained by use of it.
§ Contrary to Section 15(1) of the Theft Act, 1968.
§ 15. That you on the 18th day of November, 1974, at 75–81, Regent Street, London, W.1, dishonestly obtained from British Airways, two Airline Tickets, to the value of £422.65p by deception namely by falsely pretending that you held an American Express Credit Card in good faith and intended to pay for the goods and services which you obtained by use of it.
§ Contrary to Section 15(1) of the Theft Act, 1968.
§ 16. That you between the 1st day of May, 1974 and the 25th day of December, 1974, at 26, Dover Street, London, W.1, and elsewhere together with Sheila Elizabeth Buckley conspired to defraud the creditors of Export Promotion and Consultancy Services Limited.
§ Against the Peace.
§ 17. That you on the 20th day of November. 1974, dishonestly attempted to obtain from the Canada Life Assurance Company in the United Kingdom the sum of £25,000 by deception, namely by fabricating evidence from which your death would be presumed and by falsely pretending that the death benefit on a life assurance policy which commenced on the 10th day of July, 1974, was payable by the said insurers.
§ Against the Peace.
5§ 18. That you on the 20th day of November, 1974, dishonestly attempted to obtain from the Norwich Union Life Insurance Society in the United Kingdom the sum of £25,000 by deception, namely by fabricating evidence from which your death would be presumed and by falsely pretending that the death benefit on a life assurance policy which commenced on the 27th day of July, 1974, was payable by the said insurers.
§ Against the Peace.
§ 19. That you on the 20th day of November, 1974, dishonestly attempted to obtain from the Phoenix Assurance Company Limited in the United Kingdom the sum of £25,000 by deception, namely by fabricating evidence from which your death would be presumed and by falsely pretending that the death benefit on a life assurance policy which commenced on the 28th day of July, 1974, was payable by the said insurers.
§ Against the Peace.
§ 20. That you on the 20th day of November, 1974, dishonestly attempted to obtain from the Yorkshire General Life Assurance Company Limited in the United Kingdom the sum of £20,000 by deception, namely by fabricating evidence from which your death would be presumed and by falsely pretending that the death benefit on a life assurance policy which commenced on the 6th day of August, 1974, was payable by the said insurers.
§ Against the Peace.
§ 21. That you on the 20th day of November, 1974, dishonestly attempted to obtain from the Royal Insurance Company Limited in the United Kingdom the sum of £30,000 by deception, namely by fabricating evidence from which your death would be presumed and by falsely pretending that the death benefit on a policy which commenced on the 18th day of September, 1974, was payable by the said insurers.
§ Against the Peace.