Six immigration officers face significant charges

DOVER MAN ACCUSED OF THEFT AND MONEY LAUNDERING

- By DAVID HIGGENS

SIX immigration officers, including a man from Dover, have been charged with offences following an investigation into thefts from migrants and money laundering.

Five of the officers are facing charges including conspiracy to steal and misconduct in public office, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Tuesday.

All six have been charged with money laundering offences.

Head of the CPS Special Crime Division Malcolm McHaffie, said Besmir Matera, 36; Lee-Ann Evanson, 42; John Bernthal, 53; Ben Edwardes, 45; Jack Mitchell, 33; and David Grundy, 43, have been charged "following a Home Office investigation into thefts from migrants and money laundering between August 2021 and November 2022"