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Defrauded employees by the means of not paying their wages
Update: Sentenced for 4.5 years.
CROWN/ACCORD NATIONWIDE SECURITY LTD
Company number 07892048
Director: Jeff Cains, 72, of Leamington Spa,
Jeff Cains also known as John Wear Gaines, Geoff Caines, Robert Fox, and David Ward.
Found guilty of 22 charges of fraud at Warwick Crown Court on Monday 30 September
Remanded into custody until sentencing on the 14 November
Nathan Salmon, of the SIA’s Criminal investigation team, said:
“I am grateful to the jury for returning guilty verdicts on all 22 counts in this case. In part, private security regulation was introduced to address “cowboy” operators, and I can think of no better word to describe Gaines’ actions.
“Through various aliases and phantom businesses, Gaines set out to employ security operatives, withholding their pay whilst profiting from his contracts. He employed new staff to replace those who left, continuing his fraudulent behaviour many times over. He sought to conceal his identity, hid behind wild excuses, and was threatening to some employees who were merely seeking payment for the work they did for him.
“The SIA recognised the harm Gaines was causing to regulated individuals within our industry, and I am grateful to the 21 employee
victims who bravely came forward to secure this conviction.”