Fraud at Coutts

Five men accused of defrauding the Queen’s bankers have appeared in court. Francis Buckman, 34, Ricky Burgess, 29, both of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, Lee Palmer, 33, of nearby Leigh-on-Sea, Luke Williams, 31, of Haywards Heath, West Sussex, and Michael Sonowo, 35, of Canning Town, east London, are charged with conspiring to defraud Coutts Bank between 1 August 2017 and 30 October 2017. The five appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court speaking only to confirm their identities and addresses, giving their nationality as…