Emirates airport worker faces sentence for helping smuggle cash
World · First reported 29 Oct, 23:29 · Updated 23:45

Emma Rauf, a former Emirates check-in attendant at Manchester Airport, pleaded guilty to a money-laundering offence after helping couriers move cash out of the UK. A court heard she waved through suitcases containing banknotes and was filmed placing £100,000 in a safety deposit box; she is due to be sentenced next month. (8e62e4c0-1bf3-4880-904c-1bee5f9ebac5)
- Rauf admitted entering into a money-laundering arrangement to remove cash from the UK. (8e62e4c0-1bf3-4880-904c-1bee5f9ebac5)
- The Sun reports that CCTV showed Rauf putting cash into safety deposit boxes and that the court heard she had £100,000 in a bag. (8e62e4c0-1bf3-4880-904c-1bee5f9ebac5)
- The Sun says Rauf and another defendant are due to be sentenced next month; the Daily Mail reports that she faces jail. (8e62e4c0-1bf3-4880-904c-1bee5f9ebac5; 44822d11-5647-4bfc-b688-8338a16a2060)
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- Defendant
- Emma Rauf, 34 (8e62e4c0-1bf3-4880-904c-1bee5f9ebac5; 44822d11-5647-4bfc-b688-8338a16a2060)
- Role
- Emirates check-in attendant at Manchester Airport (8e62e4c0-1bf3-4880-904c-1bee5f9ebac5)
- Plea
- Guilty to one count of entering into a money-laundering arrangement to remove cash from the UK (8e62e4c0-1bf3-4880-904c-1bee5f9ebac5)
- Cash in safety deposit box
- The court heard the bag contained £100,000 (8e62e4c0-1bf3-4880-904c-1bee5f9ebac5)
- Next step
- The Sun reports Rauf is due to be sentenced next month (8e62e4c0-1bf3-4880-904c-1bee5f9ebac5)
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