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Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Yahoo
Three accused over £5m fraud at ‘Britain's brainiest school'
Two men and a woman have appeared in court in connection with a £5 million fraud at a sixth form college which was once dubbed 'Britain's brainiest school'. The three face a series of charges in connection with suspected financial irregularities at Cardiff Sixth Form College between 2012 and 2016. Yasmin Anjum Sarwar, 43, from Cyncoed, Cardiff, Nadeem Sarwar, 48, from Pentwyn, Cardiff and Ragu Sivapalan, 39, from Penylan, Cardiff appeared before Cardiff Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. Both Mr and Mrs Sarwar denied nine separate fraud and theft offences worth more than £5 million. Sivapalan pleaded not guilty to false accounting between 2013 and 2016. Magistrate Wayne Mortimer sent the case to Cardiff Crown Court for a pre-trial hearing. He said: 'The case between the three parties will be adjourned until May 6 at Cardiff Crown Court at 9am in the morning.' All three were released on bail, with a condition that Mr and Mrs Sarwar must not contact each other. The college, a fee-paying school for 16 to 18-year-olds, regularly records some of the highest A-level results in the country. In 2016, it was the subject of the BBC documentary Britain's Brainiest School. The college has changed ownership since the alleged fraud, with the charity that previously oversaw it now called the Cardiff Educational Endowment Trust, which operates as a grant making charity. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
The Independent
08-04-2025
- The Independent
Three people deny multimillion-pound fraud at Welsh sixth form college
Three people have pleaded not guilty in connection with a multimillion-pound fraud at a leading Welsh sixth form college. Two men and a woman face a series of charges in connection with suspected financial irregularities at Cardiff Sixth Form College between 2012 and 2016. Yasmin Anjum Sarwar, 43, from Cyncoed, Cardiff, Nadeem Sarwar, 48, from Pentwyn, Cardiff and Ragu Sivapalan, 39, from Penylan, Cardiff appeared before Cardiff Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. Both Mr and Mrs Sarwar denied nine separate fraud and theft offences worth more than £5 million. Sivapalan pleaded not guilty to false accounting between 2013 and 2016. Wayne Mortimer, the head magistrate, sent the case to Cardiff Crown Court for a pre-trial hearing. He said: 'The case between the three parties will be adjourned until May 6 at Cardiff Crown Court at 9am in the morning.' All three were released on bail, with a condition that Mr and Mrs Sarwar must not contact each other. The college, a fee-paying school for 16 to 18-year-olds, regularly records some of the highest A-level results in the country. In 2016, it was the subject of the BBC documentary Britain's Brainiest School. The college has changed ownership since the alleged fraud, with the charity that previously oversaw it now called the Cardiff Educational Endowment Trust, which operates as a grant making charity.
BBC News
08-04-2025
- BBC News
Cardiff
Three people have pleaded not guilty to charges relating to a multi-million pound fraud and theft investigation at a leading sixth form in Sarwar, 48, from Pentwyn, Cardiff, was charged with nine fraud and theft offences totalling more than £5m relating to Cardiff Sixth Form entered not guilty pleas to at Cardiff Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. Yasmin Anjum Sarwar, 43, from Cyncoed, Cardiff also pleaded not guilty to all nine charges against her, while Ragu Sivapalan, 39, from Penylan, Cardiff, denied false accounting between January 2013 and July 2016. All three defendants were granted bail on Tuesday, with the next hearing scheduled for 6 May at Cardiff Crown college on Newport Road, a fee-paying school for 16- to 18-year-olds, regularly records some of the highest A-level results in the 2016 it was the subject of the BBC documentary Britain's Brainiest college has changed ownership since the alleged fraud, with the charity that oversees it now called the Cardiff Educational Endowment Trust.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Yahoo
Three people deny multimillion-pound fraud at Welsh sixth form college
Three people have pleaded not guilty in connection with a multimillion-pound fraud at a leading Welsh sixth form college. Two men and a woman face a series of charges in connection with suspected financial irregularities at Cardiff Sixth Form College between 2012 and 2016. Yasmin Anjum Sarwar, 43, from Cyncoed, Cardiff, Nadeem Sarwar, 48, from Pentwyn, Cardiff and Ragu Sivapalan, 39, from Penylan, Cardiff appeared before Cardiff Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. Both Mr and Mrs Sarwar denied nine separate fraud and theft offences worth more than £5 million. Sivapalan pleaded not guilty to false accounting between 2013 and 2016. Wayne Mortimer, the head magistrate, sent the case to Cardiff Crown Court for a pre-trial hearing. He said: 'The case between the three parties will be adjourned until May 6 at Cardiff Crown Court at 9am in the morning.' All three were released on bail, with a condition that Mr and Mrs Sarwar must not contact each other. The college, a fee-paying school for 16 to 18-year-olds, regularly records some of the highest A-level results in the country. In 2016, it was the subject of the BBC documentary Britain's Brainiest School. The college has changed ownership since the alleged fraud, with the charity that previously oversaw it now called the Cardiff Educational Endowment Trust, which operates as a grant making charity.
