MONEY LAUNDERING
By Nicola Laver
A Cheshire-based conveyancing solicitor has been jailed after years of processing property transactions for a criminal gang. Ross McKay was unanimously found guilty of three counts of money laundering at Manchester Crown Court and sentenced to seven years in prison on 4 January. The 39-year-old was admitted to the roll in 2004 and is still listed as a nonpractising solicitor on the Law Society's website. He will now be referred to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.