Lancashire loan shark family busted

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Published by Max Salsbury for 24dash.com in Communities and also in Legal

A father and son's criminal enterprises are over following guilty verdicts for running an illegal money lending business. James Alston Senior, 74, and James Alston Junior, 45, were convicted at Preston Crown Court of illegal money lending, money laundering, and possessing criminal property from the proceeds of acting as an unlicensed bookmaker. They will be sentenced at the end of July. The pair were investigated and prosecuted by the England Illegal Money Lending Team, supported by the Gambli...

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