Conman escaped from prison by forging his Bail letter

Wandsworth Prison, Southwest London

                 

Michael Schofield of Prison Break drew the prison plan all over his body to break away from prison but Neil Moore,28, has taken it to another level.  Neil Moore was on remand at Wandsworth Prison Southwest London for fraud of more than £1.8 million when he forged a Bail letter from Southwark Crown Court to the prison. He executed his escape using a mobile phone to create a website and domain name similar to the court service.Investigators, helped by Homeland Security in America, later discovered that the website was set up using the name of Det Insp Chris Soole, the officer who had been investigating Moore.
Ian Paton, prosecuting, said: “Having been remanded in custody by the court…he promptly set about adapting his skills for deceit, dishonesty and forgery and he engineered his escape.”
London’s Southwark Crown Court was told the escape came to light when Moore’s solicitors went to HMP Wandsworth to talk to him three days later. Moore contacted his representatives the same day and surrendered himself. He pleaded guilty to the escape and to the £1.8 million fraud in which he posed as staff from bank to dupe various organisations. The case has been adjourned for sentencing.