The drug gang boss who had a fling with his prison governor
The inmate who a prison governor began a relationship with was a notorious criminal who ran his drugs empire on the encrypted messaging service Encrochat.
It was Anthony Saunderson’s use of Encrochat which provided evidence of his relationship with Kerri Pegg – leading to her conviction too.
When conducting his “business”, Saunderson used the aliases Jesse Pinkman – the meth dealer in the Breaking Bad television series – and James Gandolfini, the acclaimed actor who played Mafia boss Tony Soprano.
He used modified smartphones, selecting Encrochat – an encrypted communications platform – as a means to communicate with members of his criminal network.
Hailing from Formby, Saunderson had been one of Merseyside’s most wanted fugitives for his part in importing £19m of cocaine in shipments of corned beef from Argentina.
Source: BBC