Seventy-five people have appeared in court charged in connection with an alleged insurance scam.
The appearances relate to the second phase of Gwent Police’s Operation Dino – which investigated fraudulent insurance claims being submitted after vehicles were deliberately crashed to make them look like they had been in legitimate accidents.
Appearing at Cwmbran Magitrates’ Court on Monday, May 22, the defendants, the majority of whom are from Caerphilly County Borough, are accused of conspiring with others to defraud insurance companies.
The charges allege motor vehicles were taken to a garage known as St David’s Accident Repair Centre or Easifix, and to another garage known by various names including P&S Autos, Sean’s Recovery or Albion Garage. They also allege that vehicles were taken to garages known as Duffryn Crash Repair and CARS.
None of the defendants who appeared entered pleas and they were all bailed to appear at Newport Crown Court next month.
Five defendants who did not attend had their cases adjourned to reappear before magistrates in the coming weeks.
Due to appear at Newport Crown Court on Wednesday, June 28, on a single charge of conspiracy to defraud are: Ann Marie Alexander, aged 41, of Glyn Llwyfen, Llanbradach; Mark Alexander, 40, of Glyn Llwyfen, Llanbradach; Nicola Anne Bartlett, 50, of Park Road, Bargoed; Anthony Beckett, 41, of William Street, Trethomas; Lyndon Carey, 65, of Hillside Avenue, Markham; Johnathan Christopher Fuller, 44, of St Margaret’s Avenue, Cefn Fforest; Christian Lee Gallent, 42, of Marsh Court, Aberbargoed; Gary Hamer, 30, of Attlee Road, Blackwood; Laura Rees, 30, of James Street, Markham; Nicky James Taysome, 33, of Woodbine Road, Blackwood; Garhard Williams, 49, of Mathara, Newport Road, Tredegar; Jade Cotter, 30, of Heol-Y-Ddol, Caerphilly; Michael Griffiths, 33, of Ffos Close, Nelson; Jodie Instone, 36, of Llwyn On, Oakdale; Mark Stuart Instone, 40, of Brynglas Avenue, Pontllanfraith; Jonathan Mark Wagstaff, 41, of Ariel Close, Newport.
Due to appear at Newport Crown Court on Wednesday, June 28, on two charges of conspiracy to defraud are: Rafal Lamot, 39, of Monks Lane, Crewe; Alden James Rees, aged 42, of Ash Place, Bargoed; William Andrew Veall, 51, of Pendarren Street, Hengoed; Elzbieta Wlodarczyk, 52, of Monks Lane, Crewe; Jamie Cotter, 32, of Royce Close, Penpedairheol.
Darren Geoffrey Phillips, 33, of Woodbine Road, Blackwood; and William Veall, 71, of Dan-Y-Gaer Road, Gelligaer, are due to appear at Newport Crown Court on Wednesday, June 28, on three charges of conspiracy to defraud.
Due to appear at Newport Crown Court on Thursday, June 29, on a single charge of conspiracy to defraud are: Philip Jason Bowditch, 36, of William Street, Treowen; Lee Steven Burgess, 32, of Beech Avenue, Pontllanfraith;
Bethan Davies, 26, of Woodville Terrace, Argoed; Ryan Dix, 24, of Woodbine Road, Blackwood; Carrie Louise Miller, 31, of Woodbine Road, Blackwood, Daniel Morgan, 32, of Grwyney Place, Argoed; Keily Trevour Morris, 30, of The Small Engineer Hall, Winding Wheel Lane, Penallta; Matthew Paul Nicklin, 27, of Penllwyn Avenue, Pontllanfraith; Jan Sadowski, 56, of Jubilee Road, New Tredegar; Maciej Sadowski, 25, of Jubilee Road, New Tredegar; Matthew Walther, 31, of Pinewood Court, Pontllanfraith; Carl Wilkins, 45, of Garfield Street, Blackwood; Jonathan Wood, 41, of Grove Terrace, Senghenydd; Emma Cook, 31, of Arles Road, Cardiff; Emma Cooper, 39, of Claude Road, Caerphilly; Stephen George, 42, of Greensway, Abertysswg; Christopher Robert Hayes, 36, of Arles Road, Cardiff; Dean Nicholas Jones, 41, of Heol-Y-Deri, Cwmbach; Kirsty Jones, 40, of Heol-Y-Deri, Cwmbach; Amanda Jayne Morris, 52, of Commercial Street, Aberbargoed; Kieran Nutt, 26, of Croeso Square, Blackwood; Gemma Owen, 33, of Gwilym Street, Pontypridd; Gemma Louise Price, 27, of Croeso Square, Blackwood; Ian Price, 47, of Malpas Road, Newport; Sharon Price, 49, of Croeso Square, Blackwood; Kyle Keith Birkby, 30, of Hilltop Avenue, Pontypridd; Ceri Powell, 40, of Springfield Rise, Treharris.
Due to appear at Newport Crown Court on Thursday, June 29, on two charges of conspiracy to defraud are: Daniel Roberts, 33, of Willow Drive, Blackwood; Noel Brian Davies, 57, of Coronation Road, Blackwood; Nathan Mark Morris, 32, of Elm Street, Aberbargoed.
Due to appear at Newport Crown Court on Friday, June 30, on one charge of conspiracy to defraud are: Andrew John Carpenter, 49, of Bader Close, Llanishen; Suzanne Cosh, 39, of Bader Close, Llanishen; Joseph Lewis, 27, of Gibson Close, Llanishen; Carl Williams, 46, of Alderman Close, Blackwood; Andrew Jon Ashford, 41, of Church Street, Aberbargoed; Lee Baker, 25, of Ford Road, Fleur-de-Lys; Daniel Barwood, 36 of Main Road, Maesycwmmer; Phillip Hammond, 32, of Leighton Rees Close, Pontypridd; Natasha Lucy May Hardacre, 32, of Commercial Street, Aberbargoed; Raymond Hardacre, 31, of Greenfield Street, Bargoed; Stacey Jones, 29, of Greenfield Street, Bargoed; Nick O’Connor, 34, of Provident Cottages, Maesycwmmer; Mark Anthony Powell, 35, of Springfield Rise, Treharris; Terry Roberts, 67, of Main Road, Maesycwmmer; Guy Swift, 31, of Pantyfid Road, Aberbargoed; Ross Taylor, 32, of Bedwellty Road, Aberbargoed; Paula Dawn Thomas, 51, of Heol Morien, Nelson; Kayleigh Williams, 30, of Llewellyn Terrace, Pontypridd.
Stacey Roberts, 31, of Tabor Road, Maesycwmmer, is due to appear on Friday, June 30, at Newport Crown Court, on two charges of conspiracy to defraud.
Mathieu Roberts, 37, of Tabor Road, Maesycwmmer, is due to appear on Friday, June 30, at Newport Crown Court, on three charges of conspiracy to defraud.
Paul William Thomas, 52, of Heol Morien, Nelson; and Sean Ross Thomas, 32, of Heol Morien, Nelson, are due to appear on Friday, June 30, at Newport Crown Court, on four charges of conspiracy to defraud.