Bargain Hunt expert pleads guilty to terror financing-related offences

An creation adept who has worked connected the BBC's Bargain Hunt has pleaded blameworthy to offences related to panic financing, successful the archetypal prosecution of its kind.

Oghenochuko Ojiri, 53, admitted 8 counts nether the Terrorism Act 2000 of failing to marque a disclosure during the people of business.

Under the legislation, it is an offence if radical bash not notify constabulary if they cognize oregon fishy a concern subordinate to person been progressive successful financing a proscribed group.

The Met said the alleged offences dated backmost to betwixt October 2020 and December 2021.

Ojiri, besides known arsenic Ochuko Ojiri, was charged pursuing an probe by the Metropolitan Police's specializer arts and antiques unit, alongside the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) and HMRC.

He is listed connected Bargain Hunt's website arsenic 1 of the show's experts.

Ojiri is not a subordinate of BBC staff, works arsenic a freelance presenter and has besides appeared connected Antiques Road Trip and Channel 5's Storage: Flog the Lot! He has not worked connected BBC programmes since 2023.

Ojiri besides founded the Ramp Gallery, a modern creation showroom present known arsenic the Ojiri Gallery, based successful eastbound London.

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