Nov 2005

• 25/11/05 Issue 21 - 25/11/05
  On 30 September at Leeds Crown Court a man was sentenced to four years after pleading guilty to money laundering offences, making a false statement to procure a passport, and forgery as a result of an investigation by the National Crime Squad's Calder Branch. ......

Oct 2005

• 12/10/05 Issue 20 - 12/10/05
  On 15 September 2005 at Middlesex Guildhall Crown Court a man was sentenced to three years imprisonment for money laundering. Officers from HM Revenue & Customs had seen two men collecting bags from other individuals in suspicious circumstances and visiting various banks at which they deposited small amounts of cash, usually under the £5k minimum amount as specified by the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. ......

Aug 2005

• 05/08/05 Issue 19 - 05/08/05
  Seven British citizens were arrested by Spanish police in a joint operation with the UK’s National Crime Squad (NCS), Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS). ......

Jun 2005

• 16/06/05 Issue 18 - 16/06/05
  On 7 June 2005 European Union Finance Ministers agreed the European Commission proposals to revise the current money laundering directive so that it covers the funding of terrorism. ......

May 2005

• 19/05/05 Issue 17 - 19/05/05
  On 14 April 2005 a quantity of high value vehicles worth more than £200,000 and over £5,000 in cash was seized from an address in Sawbridgeworth by a team of officers from Hertfordshire Constabulary’s new Money Laundering Unit. ......

Apr 2005

• 07/04/05 Issue 16 - 07/04/05
  The Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG), which represents the financial services industry, published its consultation proposals for revised guidance on the prevention of money laundering and the financing of terrorism on 14 March 2005. ......

Mar 2005

• 10/03/05 Issue 15 - 10/03/05
  On 8 March 2005 the duty to report money laundering was clarified by the Court of Appeal in the case of Bowman v Fels. This judgment has fundamental implications for the obligation to report on money laundering, or suspected money laundering in the context of litigation, preparations for litigation and settlement ......

Feb 2005

• 10/02/05 Issue 14 - 10/02/05
  Norfolk Crown Prosecution Service will now apply to confiscate the illegal assets made by a gangmaster after he was convicted on 3 February 2005 for breaches of immigration law and money laundering. ......

Jan 2005

• 13/01/05 Issue 13 - 13/01/05
  London Regional Asset Recovery Team's (RART) first result of 2005 was secured on Friday 7th January 2005 at Horseferry Road Magistrates Court. District Judge Evans made a Cash Forfeiture Order in the sum of £50,000 following an uncontested Forfeiture Hearing. ......