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Sex offender jailed after lying to employer to get job

Jordan Jones 25 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Luke Rogers, 40, of Wolfscastle, was sentenced to two years at Swansea Crown Court after deceiving an employer about his criminal history and driving licence while subject to a sexual harm prevention order.

Man who secretly filmed girls avoids jail due to law change

Jordan Jones 25 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Corey Goldup, 28, of Trebanos, was told by a Swansea Crown Court judge he was “very fortunate” after a recent change in sentencing law saved him from immediate custody.

Not-for-profit fraudster ordered to repay £46,000

Jordan Jones 25 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Liza Haines, 54, who was jailed for four years in December for defrauding Pembrokeshire organisation Sazani Associates, has been hit with a Proceeds of Crime Act confiscation order.

Teen sentenced for sending sexual videos weeks after prison release

Jordan Jones 25 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Rio Thomas, 19, sent sexual messages and masturbation videos to a stranger on Facebook just a month after being released from detention for sexual offences against a child. He was sentenced to 16 months at Swansea Crown Court.

Swansea cocaine dealer jailed after cash found hidden around home

Jordan Jones 25 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Thomas Morgan, 22, of Winch Wen, was sentenced to 41 months after police discovered thousands of pounds stashed around his property and messages linking him to cocaine supply.

Newport man given extended sentence for child abuse images

Jordan Jones 24 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Scott Mullen, 32, of Duffryn, Newport, was classified as a dangerous offender at Swansea Crown Court and handed an eight-year extended sentence after amassing child abuse material and attempting to deceive the court with a fabricated report.

Cocaine dealer and driver sentenced after Swansea traffic stop

Jordan Jones 24 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

A Swansea man has been jailed for 40 months after police found cocaine wraps and drug supply messages when they stopped the car he was travelling in. His driver was sentenced to 27 months.

Cocaine dealer used chapel as customer pick-up point

Jordan Jones 24 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

A former DVLA worker who used a chapel near his home as a meeting point for cocaine customers has been jailed for three and a half years at Swansea Crown Court.

Former teacher jailed for coercive control of wife

Jordan Jones 23 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Christopher Haynes, 58, from Bishopston, has been jailed for 21 months at Swansea Crown Court after admitting to a campaign of controlling and coercive behaviour against his now ex-wife.

Drug dealer’s Tesla shares seized after £300k profits

Jordan Jones 23 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

A Pembrokeshire drug dealer who made more than £300,000 selling ecstasy, 2C-B, and cannabis has been ordered to hand over Tesla shares worth just £91.78 – his only remaining asset.

Man set fire to Swansea hostel after saying he wanted to return to prison

Jordan Jones 23 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Matthew Draper, 40, used an aerosol as an accelerant to torch lockers at a supported accommodation hostel in Swansea after telling staff he wanted to go back to prison. He was sentenced to 27 months at Swansea Crown Court.

Man jailed for strangling partner in Neath Airbnb

Jordan Jones 23 April 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Daniel Rogers, 38, was sentenced to 18 months in prison at Swansea Crown Court after admitting to intentionally strangling his vulnerable partner during a row at a rented property in the Neath area.

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