Arran Coghlan: Court orders businessman to lose home – BBC News

Posted March 5th, 2012 in confiscation, drug trafficking, money laundering, news by tracey

“A businessman, cleared of three murder charges and drugs dealing, has been ordered to hand his home to the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (Soca).”

Full story

BBC News, 5th March 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Former gang leader Terry Adams back in jail for hiding big spending – The Guardian

Posted November 28th, 2011 in confiscation, money laundering, news by sally

“The one-time gangland boss Terry Adams paid £7,500 for a Harley Street facelift during a spending spree that he hid from the authorities, a court heard.”

Full story

The Guardian, 25th November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Money launderer gets suspended term – The Independent

“A casino worker was sentenced today for laundering thousands of pounds of drug money with her father, police said.”

Full story

The Independent, 1st August 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

British banks ignore money-laundering rules, says FSA – The Guardian

Posted June 23rd, 2011 in banking, financial regulation, money laundering, news, reports by sally

“The City of London is showing brazen disregard for rules to stop money laundering and is welcoming with open arms some of the world’s most unsavoury political leaders and their cronies, according to a damning report by the Financial Services Authority.”

Full story

The Guardian, 22nd June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Treasury to scrap money-laundering penalties – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 15th, 2011 in law firms, money laundering, news, penalties by sally

“The Treasury is to abolish more than 24 criminal penalties that can currently be imposed on law firms and other businesses for failing to comply with money-laundering regulations.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 15th June 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

FSA wins first criminal conviction for ‘boiler room’ fraud – The Guardian

Posted June 14th, 2011 in financial regulation, fraud, money laundering, news, sentencing by sally

“The Financial Services Authority has secured its first criminal conviction for a ‘boiler room’ fraud after David Mason was sentenced to two years in prison and disqualified from being a director for six years.”

Full story

The Guardian, 14th June 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Identity theft gang jailed – Home Office

“Eight members of an organised crime group have been sent to jail for more than 24 years for their part in large scale identity fraud and money laundering which resulted in the loss of millions of pounds.”

Full story

Home Office, 24th May 2011

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Solicitor General: Speech to Annual Conference of the Institute of Money Laundering Prevention Officers – Attorney General’s Office

“Solicitor General: Speech to Annual Conference of the Institute of Money Laundering Prevention Officers on 16th May 2011.”

Full speech

Attorney General’s Office, 16th May 20111

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

PCSO jailed after laundering cash from brothel – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 21st, 2011 in community support officers, money laundering, news, sentencing by sally

“A police community support officer (PCSO) has been jailed for nine months after he laundered tens of thousands of pounds from a brothel run by his prostitute wife.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 21st March 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Prostitution ring boss Thomas Carroll faces £1.9m order – BBC News

Posted March 14th, 2011 in money laundering, news, proceeds of crime, prostitution by sally

“A man who ran an international prostitution ring has been told to hand over nearly £2m of his criminal profits or face another 10 years in jail.”

Full story

BBC News, 14th March 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Safety deposit pair who held millions for gangs jailed – BBC News

“The director of three safety deposit box centres in London has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after raids in which police seized £500m in assets.”

Full story

BBC News, 7th March 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Sports editor jailed for £370k scam – The Independent

Posted February 7th, 2011 in false accounting, money laundering, news, sentencing by sally

“A former sports editor was jailed today after defrauding a national newspaper of more than £370,000.”

Full story

The Independent, 7th February 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Grantham lawyer jailed for theft and money laundering – BBC News

Posted January 14th, 2011 in money laundering, news, sentencing, theft by sally

“A Lincolnshire solicitor who stole £214,000 from clients including her grandmother, has been jailed for three years.”

Full story

BBC News, 13th January 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Respected police sergeant led double life as ‘mob boss in uniform’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 5th, 2010 in drug offences, gangs, money laundering, news, police by sally

“Salim Razaq, 31, became a ‘mob boss in police uniform’ after taking charge of a drug and money-laundering racket when his younger brother, Hafiz, was jailed for kidnapping a rival gang member during a brutal turf war.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Bar regulator introduces monitoring scheme – Bar Standards Board

Posted October 18th, 2010 in barristers, complaints, equality, money laundering, press releases by sally

“The BSB is launching a scheme to monitor all chambers and sole practitioners. This is following a successful pilot scheme that took place in 2008.”

Full story

Bar Standards Board, 18th October 2010

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Surrey rogue trader jailed for defrauding elderly – BBC News

Posted September 15th, 2010 in consumer protection, fraud, money laundering, news, sentencing, trading standards by sally

“A rogue trader has been jailed for more than five years in what is thought to be the longest term handed out for a trading standards prosecution.”

Full story

BBC News, 14th September 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ten years in jail for immigration fraudster – Home Office

“A Hounslow man was today jailed following a UK Border Agency investigation which revealed he set up bogus companies to allow immigrants to extend their visas.”

Full press release

Home Office, 14th September 2010

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Ex-boss jailed for stealing £250,000 from charity – The Independent

Posted August 23rd, 2010 in charities, fraud, money laundering, news, sentencing, theft by sally

“A former senior official at a charity founded by the Prince of Wales was jailed for three years today after he admitted stealing £250,000.”

Full story

The Independent,

Source: www.independent.co.uk

RBS handed FSA’s biggest fine for money laundering lapses – The Guardian

Posted August 3rd, 2010 in banking, financial regulation, money laundering, news by sally

“Royal Bank of Scotland has been fined £5.6m by the Financial Services Authority for failing to adequately screen customers and payments to prevent its banks – RBS, NatWest, Ulster Bank and Coutts – from being used for money laundering or the financing of terrorist activities.”

Full story

The Guardian, 3rd August 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Regina v Rollins – WLR Daily

Regina v Rollins [2010] UKSC 39; [2010] WLR (D) 210

“The power of the Financial Services Authority to institute criminal proceedings was not limited to the offences referred to in ss 401 and 402 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; in particular the FSA had power to prosecute offences of money laundering under ss 327 and 328 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.”

WLR Daily, 30th July 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.