Five arrested over £8m property investment scheme
This was part of an UK-wide police investigation to tackle fraud
National Crime Agency
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UK-Romanian boiler room fraud losses hit £1m
Investigation has found over 4,700 victims – but numbers expected to rise
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Unexplained wealth orders: what advisers must be aware of
Scrutiny of the gatekeepers of offshore entities is key to the National Crime Agency’s strategy
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London mansion frozen by unexplained wealth order
It is owned by two offshore companies and occupied by the grandson of Kazakhstan’s former president
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Unexplained wealth order targets £80m London properties
Those behind the offshore companies holding the assets must explain how they were obtained
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UK a world leader in fight against money laundering
It opens around 7,900 investigations; with 2,000 prosecutions and 1,400 convictions each year
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UK launches agency to fight economic crime
Launch of National Economic Crime Centre aims to prevent criminals benefiting from illicit finances
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First unexplained wealth orders issued in £22m case
The UK’s National Crime Agency has secured the first unexplained wealth orders to uncover if two properties are ultimately owned by a politically exposed person, less than a month after the legislation was introduced.
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HMRC powers to scrutinise unexplained wealth go live
“Significant” regulation that requires individuals to explain to HM Revenue & Customs and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) where their wealth came from has come into force.
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UK seeks industry help to wipe out £24bn cost of crime
The UK Government is raising awareness of the signs of money laundering and the risks firms and professionals face if caught facilitating or failing to reporting financial crime.
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Serious Fraud Office closure scrapped
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office will not be folded into Britain’s version of the FBI after plans by prime minister Theresa May were abandoned.