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Barclays Bank computer theft: Four charged over £1.3m haul | Barclays Bank computer theft: Four charged over £1.3m haul |
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Four men arrested in connection with the theft of £1.3m from Barclays Bank will appear in court later. | Four men arrested in connection with the theft of £1.3m from Barclays Bank will appear in court later. |
The money was transferred by computer from the branch in Swiss Cottage in north London in April, a Met Police spokesman said. | The money was transferred by computer from the branch in Swiss Cottage in north London in April, a Met Police spokesman said. |
Searches have been carried out at addresses across London where property including cash, jewellery, drugs and credit cards has been seized. | Searches have been carried out at addresses across London where property including cash, jewellery, drugs and credit cards has been seized. |
The men will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later. | The men will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later. |
Michael Victor Harper, 26, an estate agent from Hampstead, north-west London and Lewis James Murphy, 29, from Chelsea, west London, have been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation. | |
Darius Bolder, 34, from Chelsea has been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation and conspiracy to steal while Tony Colston-Hayter, 47, from Marylebone, central London, faces a charge of conspiracy to steal. | |
A further four men arrested in connection with the theft at Barclays have been released on bail. | A further four men arrested in connection with the theft at Barclays have been released on bail. |
A spokesman for the bank said it had been able to recover a "significant amount" of the stolen money and added that no customers had suffered financial loss as a result of the theft. | A spokesman for the bank said it had been able to recover a "significant amount" of the stolen money and added that no customers had suffered financial loss as a result of the theft. |