A Teesside couple charged with conspiring to evade hundreds of thousands of pounds in excise duty on cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco have made their first appearance at crown court.
Ian George Gregory, 58, and Louise Gregory, 53, both of Bevanlee Road in South Bank, appeared before Teesside Crown Court alongside 16 others today for a preliminary hearing.
The husband and wife, along with the other men and women from outside the Teesside area, are alleged to have conspired to “fraudulently evade any duty chargeable” on the goods at Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire between July 1 2012 and August 14 2013.
The charges are in relation to goods allegedly sent in parcels through the post and via courier services.
It is alleged that some of the team ran the plot while others acted as distributors.
The others appearing before the court were: Russell William Blakeburn, 58, of Leicester, Deborah Bowie, 38, of Wakefield, Pamela Violet Hall, 64, of Shildon, Tanya Hall, 27, of Greenbank Road, Darlington, Joanna Haxell, 33, of Richmond, John Hodgson, 43 of Richmond, Joshua Hodgson, 22, of Catterick, Paul Hodgson, 44, of Catterick, Paul Stephen Hooper, 51, of Westmoreland Street, Darlington, Peter Jackson, 57, of Richmond, Ashlea Kirk, 43, of Leeming Bar, Angela Marquiss, 36, of Richmond, Suzanne Robinson, 38, of Thompson Street West, Darlington, Trevor Seal, 42, of Appleton Wiske, and Daniel Keith Whitmore, 44, of Pensbury Street, Darlington.
All the defendants face a charge of conspiracy to evade excise duty.
None of them entered pleas during the ten-minute hearing.
All were given bail and will next appear at Teesside Crown Court on June 17.
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