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The Procurator Fiscal notes the conclusion of the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of German HGV driver Thomas Hein.
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Fraudster who deceived top hotels and stores with fake Scottish tea is jailed.
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The Procurator Fiscal has lodged papers to begin the court process for an FAI into the death of Dundee hotel receptionist Garry Anderson.
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The Procurator Fiscal notes the conclusion of the FAI into the death of 38-year-old Kilmarnock prisoner Andrew Whiteford who died in hospital.
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Four men convicted of bribery and corrupt practices over the awarding of NHS contracts worth £6million have been imprisoned for a total of 29 years.
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The Procurator Fiscal notes the publication of the determination for the discretionary Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of a baby at a Glasgow hospital
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Confiscation payout order imposed on woman who embezzled children's charity and family business.
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Two men jailed after £600,000 drugs haul seized at Glasgow Airport.
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The Procurator Fiscal, as the independent authority for the investigation of sudden and unexplained deaths, has approved a pilot to evaluate the use of CT scanning in instructed post-mortem.
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Jailed embezzler ordered to pay back almost £670,000 to former employers under Proceeds of Crime laws.
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The Procurator Fiscal notes the publication of the determination in the discretionary FAI into the death of Joanne Gallagher who was killed by James Kennedy after she went to check on his welfare.
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Drug traffickers handed jail sentences totalling nine years and Serious Crime Prevention Orders.
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Jailed embezzler faces lifetime of financial scrutiny after Proceeds of Crime order.
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Eight-year sentence for man who raped vulnerable girl.
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The Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has welcomed a new agreement which aims to improve how agencies work together in the investigation of work-related deaths in Scotland @The_ONR @railandroad @BTP @H_S_E @MCA_media @PoliceScotland @fire_scot.
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Drug traffickers jailed over bid to smuggle cannabis from Spain inside consignment of watermelons.
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The Procurator Fiscal notes the publication of the determination in the FAI into the death of prisoner Brendan Reilly
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In National Stalking Awareness week we highlight how stalking damages lives. Behaviour which may seem innocuous can impact terribly on victims. At COPFS we look at the full picture & respond robustly @ActionStalking @live_life_safe @PoliceScotland #NSAW2025 #RecogniseRespondRefer
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The Procurator Fiscal notes the publication of the determination in the discretionary FAI into the death of Graham Anderson
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An ex-nurse from Kilmarnock who was jailed for stalking and terrifying a woman she met online has been given another custodial sentence – after breaching a non-harassment order. @ActionStalking @live_life_safe @PoliceScotland #NSAW2025
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