Borough cop used marked police car to steal drugs cash
A PC based in the Tower Hamlets and Hackney Borough Command Unit (BCU) has been dismissed after pleading guilty to…
Poplar Papers 16 – Organised corruption in Tower Hamlets council
Operation of organised crime networks within London Borough of Tower Hamlets council between 2010 and 2020.
Poplar Papers 14 – How to earn your council pay while banged up in jail
A Tower Hamlets Youth Service worker received his full council pay while serving a three month jail sentence for assault.…
Poplar Papers 13 – Secret money laundering system funding extremism
In July 2015 the Wapping Mole was told of a covert money laundering computer system inside Tower Hamlets town hall.…
Poplar Papers – 12 Easy ways to feed at the corruption trough
Our work over the years and the missing parts of the corruption jigsaw found in the Poplar Papers provides an…
Poplar Papers 11 – Intermission and the dismal story so far
A quick recap of the weary, dismal and depressing story that is the Poplar Papers so far. Interesting though, innit?
Poplar Papers 10 – Organised corruption networks inside LBTH
'Link charts' show connections between LBTH employees and the organisations established for the purpose of criminal activity including siphoning off…
Poplar Papers 9 – How Tower Hamlets Council avoids public scrutiny
That Tower Hamlets Council can avoid public or media scrutiny exposes the lack of oversight by the Ministry for Housing,…
Poplar Papers 8 – Youth Service Timeline 2003-2020
In 2012, under Mayor Rahman, Tower Hamlets Youth Service was moved from one council directorate to another to avoid inspection…
Poplar Papers 7 The £470,865 Youth Service credit card bill
Between 1st April 2013 and 30th October 2014, 27 card holders in Tower Hamlets Council's Youth Service spent a total…
Poplar Papers 6 – Abzal Ali, Interim Head of Youth Service
Mr Abzal Ali authorised £414,726 of AP1 payments during the 15 months for which we have data. He is now…
Poplar Papers 5 – AP1 Vouchers Table of Payments
Details of AP1 payments authorised by five members of Tower Hamlets Youth Service.