Paul Seakens and Luke Ryan were part of a criminal enterprise that used high...

Published: 1:45 pm May 12, 2021
Updated: 1:02 pm March 8, 2026
Two Men Have Been Convicted Of Fraudulent Trading Following Successful Investigations By The City Of London Police And Hampshire Police, With The Support Of The Crown Prosecution Service.

 

Paul Seakens and Luke Ryan were part of a criminal enterprise that used high pressure sales tactics to convince victims to purchase Voluntary Emission Reduction (VER) carbon credits that were essentially worthless. Individuals were sold these VERs on the basis they were good and promising investments but, in reality, there was no market for investors to sell them on and no realistic likelihood of there ever being one.

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