Group chief executive Peter Marks, said it would create the largest consumer law business in the country.

BBC: Co-op to create 3,000 new legal jobs across England

The outgoing chief executive, Peter Marks, says the Co-op will develop its banking operation over the long term.

BBC: Will Co-Op pull out of banking?

The Miami Herald is reporting that 9 members of the Marks family (headed by self proclaimed psychic Rose Marks) and one Peter Wolofsky (the 84 year old man accused of aiding in the laundering of money) were indicted on Tuesday.

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