Drug dealing and money laundering - Bradford
A father and two sons who operated a £180,000 criminal enterprise involving drug dealing and money laundering from their Bradford home have received jail sentences totalling 11 years.
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Company director failed to report money laundering - London
A company director who ran a London safe deposit company at the centre of a £50m police raid has pleaded guilty to 14 charges, including failing to report money laundering by box holders. Undercover officers who posed as potential box holders found that directors of the company ignored their legal obligations to report the obvious money laundering going on under their noses.
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Bureau de change used for money laundering - National
Thirty three people have been convicted in connection with drug dealing and money laundering after a major police operation uncovered a money laundering enterprise being run from a taxi firm close to London 's Paddington station. Eyad Iktilat helped launder over £80m received from drug dealers across the Midlands and the South East of England by passing the dirty money to Jean-Claude Frigieri, the owner of a bureau de change in Bayswater, West London, who changed it for 500 euro notes.
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Gang target innocent investors in £10m Ponzi fraud - London
A gang of six men who targeted Sri Lankan communities in London and conned innocent investors out of £10m in a Ponzi fraud have been convicted of deception and money laundering offences. A former solicitor and a man originally from Sri Lanka who targeted members of his own community were among those convicted.
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Nurse jailed for running brothels and money laundering - Manchester
A 68 year old nurse has been jailed for 10 months after admitting to running two brothels and money laundering. Following bail, Marcia Howard withdrew £26,000 from her account, claiming it was to pay utility bills. Howard was later charged with laundering £148,000 which she was found to have earned between May 2004 and March 2007.
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Men jailed for involvement in VAT fraud - West Midlands
Two men from the West Midlands who were part of a gang that stole and laundered £17m have been jailed for a total of six years for their part in a VAT fraud. The men pretended to import and export mobile phone products, using a sophisticated computer system to produce paperwork demonstrating trade, but in reality the goods never existed. The gang used the proceeds to fund a lavish lifestyle, including expensive cars and properties both in the UK and abroad.
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