Prostitution ring head Thomas Carroll to hand over £1.9m – BBC News

Posted March 23rd, 2012 in news, proceeds of crime, prostitution by tracey

“A man who ran an international prostitution ring will have to hand over £1.9m of his criminal profits after losing a court appeal.”

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BBC News, 23rd March 2012

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In re Peacock (Secretary of State for the Home Dept intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted February 24th, 2012 in confiscation, drug trafficking, law reports, proceeds of crime by tracey

In re Peacock (Secretary of State for the Home Dept intervening): [2012] UKSC 5;  [2012] WLR (D)  42

“Where a compensation order had been made against a convicted drug trafficker under the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (which applied where the relevant conviction was before 24 March 2003) to recover an amount equal to his benefit from that criminal activity, but the actual amount of the order was for a lesser sum as being his only realisable assets at the time of conviction, the court could later increase the amount of the order under section 16 of the Act to take account of assets he had legitimately acquired after release from prison.”

WLR Daily, 22nd February 2012

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Drugs smuggler ordered to pay £2.6m – The Independent

Posted February 20th, 2012 in conspiracy, drug trafficking, news, proceeds of crime by sally

“A drugs gang ‘Mr Big’ who smuggled £25 million of cannabis into the UK from Holland in lorry loads of flowers has been ordered to pay £2.6 million.”

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The Independent, 17th February 2012

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Man jailed for sharing father’s industrial compensation – BBC News

Posted January 19th, 2012 in benefits, compensation, news, proceeds of crime by sally

“John Kennedy followed his father’s wishes when he died, sharing the money from a compensation payout with the rest of the family, but he ended up in prison as a result.”

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BBC News, 19th January 2012

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“The voicing of suspicions…” Gale and Others v Serious Organised Crime Agency [2011] UKSC 49 – 23 Essex Street

Posted November 14th, 2011 in news, proceeds of crime by sally

“On 26th October 2011 the Supreme Court gave judgment in the first Part V [civil recovery] case Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (‘POCA’) to reach the highest court in the land.”

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23 Essex Street, 10th November 2011

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Natural History Museum thief ordered to pay thousands – BBC News

Posted August 1st, 2011 in confiscation, news, proceeds of crime, theft by tracey

“A student who stole 299 rare bird skins from a Hertfordshire museum had been ordered to pay £125,150 under the Proceeds of Crime Act.”

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BBC News, 30th July 2011

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Government plans ‘tougher approach to organised crime’ – The Independent

“The Government today promised a ‘much tougher approach to organised crime’ as it outlined a new strategy to tackle drug gangs and fraudsters.”

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The Independent, 28th July 2011

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Serious Organised Crime Agency v Szeptiewski and others (No 2) – WLR daily

Posted July 25th, 2011 in appeals, equity, law reports, proceeds of crime by tracey

Serious Organised Crime Agency v Szeptiewski and others (No 2) [2011] EWCA Civ 856;  [2011] WLR (D)  245

“In the circumstances which arose the Serious Organised Crime Agency (‘SOCA’) was entitled to invoke the equitable doctrine of marshalling and in effect to be subrogated to a second charge over a property as security for the shortfall left unsatisfied following the sale of other properties.”

WLR Daily, 21st July 2011

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Serious Organised Crime Agency v Perry and others (No 2) – WLR Daily

Serious Organised Crime Agency v Perry and others (No 2) [2011] EWCA Civ 578;  [2011] WLR (D)  164

“A court in England and Wales had the power under Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to make a recovery order in favour of the trustee for civil recovery in respect of recoverable property outside the jurisdiction, whether moveable or immoveable.”

WLR Daily, 18th May 2011

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Regina v Bajwa and others – WLR Daily

Regina v Bajwa and others [2011] EWCA Crim 1093; [2011] WLR (D) 151

“In assessing, for the purposes of imposing a confiscation order, whether a defendant had a criminal lifestyle the question of whether the offence had been committed over a period of at least six months related to each particular defendant’s part in the offence.”

WLR Daily, 6th May 2011

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G20 pathologist Freddy Patel faces being struck off – The Guardian

“Dr Freddy Patel, the former Home Office pathologist suspended for misconduct in a series of high profile autopsies, is facing the threat of being struck off the medical register.”

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The Guardian, 17th March 2011

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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.”

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BBC News, 14th March 2011

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Portsmouth man guilty of publishing ‘terror handbook’ – BBC News

Posted March 10th, 2011 in explosives, news, proceeds of crime, terrorism by sally

“A man has been found guilty of publishing a ‘terrorist handbook’ that explained how to make bombs.”

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BBC News, 9th March 2011

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Regina v Windsor and others – WLR Daily

Posted February 10th, 2011 in jurisdiction, law reports, proceeds of crime, receivers, restraining orders by sally

Regina v Windsor and others [2011] EWCA Crim 143; [2011] WLR (D) 41

“On an appeal against the making of restraint and receivership orders under Part 2 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 the Court of Appeal has power to suspend the effect of its final order.”

WLR Daily, 9th February 2011

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Regina v Constantine – WLR Daily

Posted November 11th, 2010 in confiscation, costs, law reports, proceeds of crime, sentencing by sally

Regina v Constantine [2010] EWCA Crim 2406; [2010] WLR (D) 28

“A court had to take account of a confiscation order before making any order ‘involving payment by the defendant’ of costs relating to all of the proceedings that had gone on thus far.”

WLR Daily, 10th November 2010

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Leeds crime boss ordered to pay £10.6m – BBC News

Posted September 9th, 2010 in news, proceeds of crime by sally

“A former car dealer who was jailed for 25 years for a £7m heroin plot has been ordered to pay £10.6m by a judge.”

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BBC News, 9th September 2010

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‘Rogue traders’ jailed for conning elderly victims – BBC News

Posted September 3rd, 2010 in conspiracy, fraud, news, proceeds of crime, sentencing by sally

“Five men have been jailed after conning elderly householders into paying thousands for unnecessary work.”

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BBC  News, 2nd September 2010

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R v Geary – WLR Daily

Posted August 10th, 2010 in appeals, divorce, law reports, proceeds of crime by sally

R v Geary [2010] WLR (D) 228

“The offence under s 328(1) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 of entering into or becoming concerned in an arrangement which a person knew or suspected facilitated the acquisition, retention, use or control of criminal property by or on behalf of another person, applied to property which was criminal at the time when the arrangement attached to it, and did not extend to property which was originally legitimate but became criminal only as a result of carrying out the arrangement.”

WLR Daily, 6th August 2010

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Serious Organised Crime Agency v Perry – WLR Daily

Posted August 2nd, 2010 in appeals, extraterritoriality, law reports, notification, proceeds of crime by sally

Serious Organised Crime Agency v Perry [2010] EWCA Civ 907; [2010] WLR (D) 213

“An information notice served on the London address of persons not in the United Kingdom at the time of service was validly served for the purposes of recovery proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.”

WLR Daily, 30th July 2010

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Regina v Ward (Barry) – WLR Daily

Posted July 19th, 2010 in appeals, confiscation, jurisdiction, law reports, proceeds of crime by sally

Regina v Ward (Barry) [2010] WLR (D) 191

“The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) had no jurisdiction to hear an appeal against a refusal by a judge in the Crown Court, on an application under s 23 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, to vary a confiscation order.”

WLR Daily, 16th July 2010

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