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		<title>No case to answer, ruled judge</title>
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No case to answer, ruled judge


 
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A CONTROVERSIAL businessman whose Ripponden property was torched by arsonists has walked free from court.
Kitchen salesman Vance Miller was targeted for what was described as the biggest UK raid by trading standards involving 130 officers.But Judge Jonathan Foster threw out the allegations and cleared him of fraud at Manchester [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge Slams trading standards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.lgcplus.com/news/council-news/judge-slams-trading-standards-probe/5010380.article

A crown court judge has criticised trading standards for a “flawed” court prosecution against a Lancashire businessman, which could cost the taxpayer millions.

The anti-fraud operation by Oldham Borough Council’s trading standards department is understood to be the largest undertaken by trading standards officers in Britain.
Vance Miller, 44, who ran a multimillion-pound company, was accused of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oldham suspends trading standards chief</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Oldham suspends trading standards chief after kitchen case collapses
Oldham's chief trading standards officer was suspended today after a judge threw out a fraud case against kitchen entrepreneur Vance Miller.
Miller, who ran a number of kitchen companies called Discount Kitchens Direct, Forever Kitchens and Rock Solid Kitchens from a mill on Cardwell Street, was accused of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Council boss suspended</title>
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A TRADING standards boss who launched a botched legal case that left a council facing a £4m bill has been suspended.
The M.E.N. can reveal that Oldham Trading Standards head Tony Allen was suspended after fraud proceedings he led for the council against kitchens trader Vance Miller were thrown out of court.
Mr Miller, who had faced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trading Standards lose against Kitchens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2804973/5m-kitchen-trial-collapses.html
A MILLIONAIRE tycoon nicknamed "The Kitchen Gangster" walked free from court today after a huge fraud trial dramatically collapsed — leaving taxpayers with a bill of £5million.
One of Britain's most senior trading standards officers was also suspended from his post after a judge condemned him over claims he deliberately targeted Vance Miller when customers complained [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vance Miller cleared of defrauding customers</title>
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A senior council official has been suspended after a "flawed" case against the boss of a multimillion-pound kitchen firm was thrown out of court.
Oldham Council's trading standards department faces a £4m bill after a judge at Manchester Crown Court dropped all charges against Vance Miller.
The Ramsbottom businessman was cleared of conspiracy to commit fraud and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trading Standards failed investigation cost public £5m</title>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1242781/Botched-council-investigation-kitchen-salesmans-activities-cost-public-5m.html
A judge has criticised trading standards in Oldham for pursuing a 'flawed' prosecution against a businessman at a potential cost of £5million to the taxpayer.
Vance Miller, 44, who ran a multimillion-pound company, was accused of cheating customers by selling them supposed high-quality kitchens made of chipboard and MDF.
But Judge Jonathan Foster QC threw the case [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge criticises trading standards boss Tony Allen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/6976344/Judge-criticises-trading-standards-boss-for-bringing-flawed-case-against-kitchen-salesman.html
Vance Miller, 44, who ran a multi-million pound company, was accused of cheating customers by selling them supposedly high quality kitchens which were in fact made of chipboard and MDF.
But Judge Jonathan Foster QC threw the case against him out of court yesterday, saying it was “not based on any reliable material” but was instead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As I said from day one &#8211; This had nothing to do with my Kitchens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After years of explaining to people that this case against me by the Trading Standards was nothing more than a which hunt, finally the truth comes out. These people dragged my name through the mud; at the expense of the taxpayer and my business. Yet it has now become crystal clear that it is these [...]]]></description>
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