Accused pension scammers in court

Three accused fraudsters appeared in court over their alleged involvement in a £13.7m pension scam. Susan Dalton, 65, Alan Barratt, 61, and Julian Hanson, 56, are all charged with fraud by abuse of position. The Pensions Regulator, bringing the prosecution, alleges 245 people were persuaded to transfer savings totalling £13.7m into 11 pension schemes controlled by the twio between 2012 and 2014. Dalton appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court via videolink from her home in Geneva Terrace, Rochdale, speaking to confirm…