A COCKY ACCOUNT
A COCKY ACCOUNT
Drug Baron Curtis Warren Circumvents Financial Controls On Lifestyle
Curtis 'Cocky' Warren bypassed a court-imposed order to stop the recently released crime boss benefitting from a return to the gangster life or enjoying the spoils of his trafficking past.
Cocky, who is suspected of having stashed a £200m fortune, has been under a Serious Crime Prevention Order (SCPO) since his release in November 2022.
An Upsetter exclusive can reveal that the Liverpudlian opened an online Zemplar Bank account while throwing himself on the mercy of a judge to avoid returning to prison for ... unlawfully opening a Barclays Bank account.
Last month he pleaded guilty to multiple breaches of the order and was given a suspended sentence.
However, the authorities were unaware he had opened the Zemplar account at the very time he was cutting the plea deal with prosecutors.
Just like John Lennon, that other famous son of the city, the notorious gangster’s barrister told Liverpool Crown Court on 27 August that all Cocky wanted was to give “peace” a chance.
So what did he want the Zemplar account for? And what does the ease with which he got one tell us about this new banking system and organised crime?
The National Crime Agency, who monitor SCPO orders, is understood to be looking into the opening of the Zemplar account. That investigation could see Cocky back inside.
Read on for this latest instalment of Crookside: The story of a Liverpool legend.
