During the pandemic’s peak, a trio—Jogesh and Meenakashi Bhandari, and Craig Morris—staged a massive fraud, falsely promising millions of nitrile gloves while pocketing illicit cash. They lavished themselves with a $126K Porsche, Rolex watches, jewelry, and a luxury kitchen renovation—all while others scrambled for real supplies. Starting in November 2020, they forged documents, including fake bank statements for $125 million, and even sent a Rolls-Royce photo to keep their scamming partner motivated. With help from a U.S. attorney general who set up a fake escrow, they siphoned $3.18 million meant for gloves that never reached hospitals. Arrested in February 2023, they face sentencing August 21—exposing how greed hijacked a global crisis.

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Leicestershire Police faces a looming $15 million budget shortfall by 2029, forcing drastic measures like mandatory officer cuts next year — a “breaking point” they say can’t be ignored. While hiring civilian staff is frozen, frontline officers remain untouched — but the strain is mounting, with over 250 taking sick leave last year due to mental health crises. Officers claim they’re underpaid, under-equipped, and overwhelmed. To plug the gap, the force is considering diverting funds to hire private marshals — a move critics warn could worsen staffing woes. Despite past savings exceeding targets through efficiency and vacancy management, the department says this “transformation plan” is their last-ditch effort to avoid collapse.

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