Four deny plot to swindle Coutts Bank

Four men accused of plotting to swindle the Queen’s bankers denied the charge today (mon). Francis Buckman, 34, Ricky Burgess, 29, Lee Palmer, 33,, and Michael Sonowo, 35, are accused of conspiring to defraud Coutts Bank between 1 January 2017 and 30 October 2017. The elite bank for the the wealthy counts among its clients members of the British Royal Family. All four denied conspiracy to to defraud at Southwark Crown Court today (mon). The charge states simply that they…