Dodgy police chief in business with property developer jailed for multi-million-pound fraud

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A dodgy Police Chief Inspector was in business with a property developer who was jailed for multi-million-pound fraud who knew he had been placed under investigation.Businessman Robert Ware, 43, and 58-year-old financial advisor Graham Wortley carried out a "sophisticated" mortgage scam involving the acquisition of short-term bridging loans against eight different properties, purchased between 2014 and 2017.

It's now been revealed the pair are the 'Mr A' and 'Mr B' referred to in reports of a misconduct hearing which ended the 24-year police career of former Merseyside Chief Inspector Stephen Rice, reports Liverpool Echo.Dad-of-three Rice was found to have had a long-standing business arrangement with Ware, which persisted even after Rice became aware his associate was under investigation by the force's Economic Crime Team.Married Rice also continued dealing with Ware after he had been privy to rumours suggesting the developer was "running with the Ungis", a reference to an organised crime group.

Ware of Old Mill Lane in Wavertree, was last week locked up for eight years and Wortley, of Dunbeath Avenue in Rainhill, for six years after being found guilty of conspiracy to defraud by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court.

The charges followed a six year investigation dubbed Operation Benadir, an investigation that Rice was aware of long before any charges were announced.