Trial date set for husband and wife
Tuesday 30th June 2009, 11:18AM BST.
A former Shrewsbury businessman and his wife who face allegations of deception and obtaining money transfers involving more than £360,000, are to stand trial later this year.
David Michael Oakley, who appeared at Shrewsbury Crown Court yesterday on his 63rd birthday, is accused of a total of nine offences.
On four of the allegations Oakley and his 51-year-old wife Amanda, both formerly of Salters Lane, are jointly charged.
At court yesterday Judge Robin Onions set a trial date of October 26 and both defendants were remanded in custody.
All the allegations against the couple are alleged to have been committed on various dates between May, 2002 and December, 2004. In May 2002, the couple are accused of dishonestly obtaining for Henry Lees solicitors through a money transfer of £158,975, by representing that Amanda Oakley was employed as a marketing manager by Criterion Research Services, earning £33,800 a year.
Oakley and his wife face three other joint allegations – that they conspired together to dishonestly obtain money transfers, dishonestly obtained £191,930 for Terry Jones solicitors and conspiring to obtain a money transfer for a solicitor using the same job claims. David Oakley faces a further five allegations, including two charges that he twice obtained £5,000 from Nicholas Maddy by deception and three of dishonestly obtaining money transfers.
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