Sheep rustlers jailed for three years after stealing from 14 farms across the North – Daily Telegraph
‘The thieves cost farmers thousands and disrupted pedigree bloodlines.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Category: proceeds of crime
Sanam v National Crime Agency – WLR Daily
Sanam v National Crime Agency: [2015] EWCA Civ 1234; [2015] WLR (D) 495
‘There was no basis for concluding that a civil recovery order obtained by the National Crime Agency pursuant to Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in respect of property derived from unlawful conduct would violate the rights of an innocent former wife of the criminal under article 1 of the First Protocol to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, even though she would be left without any assets if a recovery order was made.’
WLR Daily, 2nd December 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Landlord must hand back £70,000 in rent for letting substandard flat – The Guardian
‘A landlord who rented out a storage basement as self-contained accommodation for £975 a month after it was declared substandard has been ordered to pay back £70,000 in rent under the Proceeds of Crime Act.’
The Guardian, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Diver jailed for fraudulently selling three cannon found in UK waters – The Guardian
‘A professional diver has been jailed for two years after he falsely claimed to have found three rare 17th-century cannon in international waters so he could sell them to the highest bidder rather than surrendering them to the nation.’
The Guardian, 4th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Serious Fraud Office v Saleh – WLR Daily
Serious Fraud Office v Saleh [2015] EWHC 2119 (QB); [2015] WLR (D) 368
‘Where the court in another jurisdiction made an order for the restoration of shares to their owner in consequence of the abandonment of forfeiture proceedings by the prosecuting authority in that jurisdiction, the prosecuting authority in the United Kingdom was not prevented from initiating proceedings against the proceeds of sale of those shares located within the United Kingdom.’
WLR Daily, 21st July 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Illegal immigrants to UK face eviction without court order under new plans – The Guardian
‘Immigrants living in Britain illegally will face abrupt eviction from rental properties under new laws designed to make Britain a tougher place to live in, the government will announce as it redoubles its response to the Calais migrant crisis.’
The Guardian, 3rd August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fake locum doctor sentenced – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A man who pretended to be a qualified doctor has been sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court to six years in prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 17th July 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
CPS seize £40,000 from canoe fraudster John Darwin – Crown Prosecution Service
‘The Crown Prosecution Service has recovered £40,000 from John Darwin, who was found guilty of deception in 2008 with his wife over a life insurance scam. He faked his own death and was reported missing in a canoe in the sea off Seaton Carew in March 2002. Meanwhile, his wife collected hundreds of thousands of pounds in life insurance payouts, with John Darwin hiding in the marital home.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 16th July 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Open Consultation: Codes of practice issued under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) – Home Office
“The operation of certain powers within POCA are subject to guidance issued by the Secretary of State in various codes of practice. The existing codes need updating due to certain provisions in the Serious Crime Act 2015 and the full extension of POCA powers to Northern Ireland.’
Home Office, 10th July 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Ex-cricketer Andy Hayhurst jailed for £100k fraud – BBC News
‘A former cricketer who stole more than £100,000 meant for young players has been jailed for two years.’
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BBC News, 12th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New measures to make criminals pay legal aid costs – Ministry of Justice
‘New measures to make criminals, rather than hard working taxpayers, pay more towards their legal bills have come into force today (1 June 2015).’
Ministry of Justice, 1st June 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Solicitor jailed for role in £4.3m land-banking scam – Legal Futures
‘A solicitor has been jailed for five and a half years for his role in a £4.3m land-banking scam.’
Legal Futures, 3rd June 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
How are the proceeds of crime recovered? – BBC News
‘The prime minister has announced new plans to seize the wages of illegal workers as proceeds of crime as part of a new immigration strategy. But how does the UK go about recovering the proceeds of crime, and what challenges might the new plans throw up?’
BBC News, 21st May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fraudster ‘Fast Eddie’ ordered to pay £13.5m – Daily Telegraph
‘The self-styled ‘Lord’ Davenport’s fine is over criminal profits he made selling London mansion used for sex parties.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
R v GH (Respondent) – Supreme Court
R v GH (Respondent) [2015] UKSC 24 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 22nd April 2015
Regina v GH – WLR Daily
Regina v GH [2015] UKSC 24; [2015] WLR (D) 178
‘A person who opened bank accounts which he knew or suspected would then be used by a fraudster to deposit money which the latter hoped to obtain from victims could be charged with entering into an arrangement to facilitate the retention of criminal property, contrary to section 328(1) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, even though there was no criminal property until after victims’ money had been paid into the accounts.’
WLR Daily, 22nd April 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Tax fraudster who built Buckingham Palace-style mansion ordered to pay back £2.2m – Daily Telegraph
‘Businessman Mohammed Suleman Khan – who built mansion in native Pakistan with UK taxpayers’ money – faces further 10 years in prison if he fails to hand over cash .’
Daily Telegraph, 14th April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Benefit figures arising from cannabis plant confiscation – Park Square Barristers
‘Ascribing benefit figures to immature plants is an increasingly common feature of cannabis plant confiscation proceedings.’
Park Square Barristers, 19th March 2015
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
Regina v Doran and another – WLR Daily
Regina v Doran and another [2015] EWCA Crim 384; [2015] WLR (D) 129
‘A surveillance operation mounted by Revenue and Customs because they suspected that a consignment of cigarettes were being imported with the purpose of evading the duty payable did not result in a disconnection between the goods and the importers. Revenue and Customs were thereby monitoring the import, not controlling it, so that a judge was entitled to find that the importers were “holding” the goods within the meaning of regulation 13(1) of the Tobacco Products Regulations 2001 and, by that means, were retaining their connection with the goods at the excise duty point.’
WLR Daily, 17th March 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina v Kakkad – WLR Daily
Regina v Kakkad [2015] EWCA Crim 385; [2015] WLR (D) 130
‘In confiscation proceedings, in relation to the benefit to be assessed, the market value of cocaine, to the extent that it was matched by an available cutting agent, was that which would have been obtained by cutting it with that available agent. However, the value of cocaine which was not matched by an equivalent amount of cutting agent in the defendant’s control could not properly be valued on any basis other than its undiluted wholesale form.’
WLR Daily, 17th March 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
