Bank accounts in the Isle of Man and a Manx-registered trust were used to process almost ?750,000 obtained by Yorkshire identity fraudsters, a court has heard.
When police raided a seemingly derelict property in the High Green area of Sheffield they were surprised to find a loft space containing computers, filing cabinets and thousands of sheets of paperwork, including utility bills, wage slips and driving licences with bogus names.
David Smith, Susan Clarke and Dennis Morris built up a portfolio of properties and rented others in various names.
The fraudsters used the bogus identities and false addresses to claim benefits, open bank accounts and obtain credit and loans.
The judge at Sheffield Crown Court was told Smith and Morris set up several trusts to handle the proceeds of their crimes.
They included Liberation Trust in the Isle of Man, which processed a total of ?469,000 between November 1995 and November 2001.
Morris also channelled ?269,000 through five bank accounts he set up on the Island.
Morris and Smith were each jailed for four years for fraud, and Clarke was given 21 months for his part in the scam.
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