Three of them are unemployed and the fourth works as an estate agent

Sep 24, 2013 06:35 GMT  ·  By

Last week, eight men were arrested in the United Kingdom in connection to the theft of £1.3 million ($2.1 million / €1.5 million) from a Barclays branch by hijacking computers with the aid of a KVM switch. Now, four of them have been charged.

According to the Metropolitan Police, Tony Colston-Hayter, aged 47, has been charged with conspiracy to steal. Lewis James Murphy, 39, and Michael Victor Harper, 26, have been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation.

The fourth suspect, Darius Bolder, 34, has been charged with conspiracy to steal and conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation. Harper works as an estate agent. The others are unemployed.

These defendants are scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on October 3, 2013. The other four individuals arrested in this case have been released on bail.