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Explainer: There is a serious loophole in the 'beneficial owner' register at UK Companies House
An explainer describes a serious loophole in the beneficial ownership register at UK Companies House.
UK financial crime news
UK financial crime news: NCA, SFO, OFSI, FCA and CPS actions, plus UK investigations into fraud, money laundering and sanctions evasion.
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Wednesday 23 September 1
Six arrests for smuggling migrants via Schengen airports
EUROPOL
Europol supported a migrant smuggling investigation involving law enforcement authorities from 17 countries. The criminal network was also engaged in document fraud and money laundering. The action d…
Tuesday 22 September 1
Top UK graft prosecutors joined Trump’s Venezuela oil baron during Swiss probe
FT
Alejandro Betancourt was previously wanted by authorities in Switzerland as part of a money-laundering investigation
Monday 21 September 3
Press statement: High Court delivers major blow to SRA’s investigative powers
SPOTLIGHT
The High Court rules against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) following a major challenge by Carter-Ruck and Mohamed Amersi to the regulator’s investigative powers. The post Press statement:…
Firms crack down on money mules but need to do more
FCA
Financial firms are shutting down hundreds of thousands of suspected money mule accounts, but organised criminal groups are still shifting dirty money through multiple bank accounts before cashing ou…
Couriers sentenced over £13.8 million cannabis importation attempt
NCA
Four members of a drugs smuggling gang who were part of a plot to import cannabis worth £13.8 million into the UK via Birmingham Airport have been sentenced. Drug trafficking
Saturday 19 September 1
Ben Delo: how Reform’s record donor created a ‘magnet for money laundering’
AnalysisTBIJ
An investigation links a major political donor's crypto exchange fortune to money laundering risks.
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