Archive · 17 Aug 2026
Postal firm fined £100 over £70m Royal Mail fraud
A company that delivers mail got into big trouble.
It helped some people cheat the postal system.
The postal system is called Royal Mail.
The cheating cost Royal Mail about £70 million, which is a lot of money.
The company was told to pay back more than £1 million.
But the fine it had to pay was only £100, which seems very small.
A judge decided the company made more than £3 million from the cheating.
The cheating went on for many years, from 2008 to 2017.
One of the company's bosses was found not guilty, meaning the court decided he did nothing wrong.
Another company involved was dissolved and no further action was taken against it.
Global Express Worldwide Ltd pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud linked to a fraud that cost Royal Mail about £70 million.
The Slough-based firm was ordered to repay £1,071,878.48 within three months of the judge's order on 12 August but was fined just £100.
Judge Philip Bartle KC determined the firm made more than £3 million from criminal activity.
The wider fraud, led by Narinder Sandhu through Packpost International Ltd, ran from 2008 to 2017 using falsely categorised mail.
Director Balginder Sandhu was found not guilty, and no further action was ordered against Worldwide Transport Express Ltd, which was dissolved in 2025.
- Who
- Global Express Worldwide Ltd, a postal firm based in Slough, Berkshire; fraud ringleader Narinder Sandhu; director Balginder Sandhu; and Judge Philip Bartle KC.
- What
- A postal firm was ordered to repay more than £1 million but fined just £100 for its part in a conspiracy to commit fraud that cost Royal Mail about £70 million.
- When
- The judge's order was made on 12 August; the fraud ran between 2008 and 2017.
- Where
- Southwark Crown Court; the fraud involved firms in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.
- Why
- The firm was one of the principal companies used to carry out the fraud, which involved sending falsely categorised mail.
- Company
- Global Express Worldwide Ltd
- Location
- Slough, Berkshire
- Loss to Royal Mail
- About £70 million
- Repayment ordered
- £1,071,878.48
- Fine
- £100
- Criminal proceeds
- More than £3 million
- Fraud period
- 2008-2017
- Court
- Southwark Crown Court