Crime and Policing

The largest ever seizure of cryptocurrency in the UK comes just weeks after a previous multi-million pound confiscation, as law enforcement clamps down on money laundering

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252503907/Met-Police-seize-180m-worth-of-Bitcoin

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Event - 27 July 2021 13.50-16.20

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The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been praised by HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) for its work to recover the proceeds of crime, with cases “handled proactively and efficiently by dedicated and skilled staff.”

https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2021/07/22/hm-crown-prosecution-service-inspectorate-praises-sfos-effective-and-proactive-recovery-of-the-proceeds-of-crime/

The Metropolitan Police should release correspondence with the US Department of Justice about three UK based WikiLeaks journalists, despite national security claims, a tribunal heard

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252503761/Met-Police-should-release-information-on-British-WikiLeaks-journalists-passed-to-US-tribunal-told

AN elderly woman handed over £2,600 of pension money she saved during lockdown to fraudsters posing as police officers, a court heard yeserday.

https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2021/07/09/news/man-accused-of-being-part-of-organised-crime-gang-that-targeted-pensioners-2380958/

The UK’s fraud watchdog has seized £247k of dirty money from an account linked to Virendra Rastogi, a puppeteer in an around £493m global fraud case.

https://www.cityam.com/uk-fraud-watchdog-seizes-247k-tied-to-virendra-rastogis-493m-global-metal-scam/

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured an account forfeiture order against an account linked to the criminal gains of Virendra Rastogi, one of the architects of a $700m global fraud.

https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2021/06/07/sfo-seizes-248k-from-fraudster-with-account-forfeiture-order/

The High Court in London has upheld the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO’s) long-running claim to the assets of convicted fraudster Gerald Smith.

https://www.rahmanravelli.co.uk/news/with-the-serious-fraud-office-having-successfully-concluded-a-lengthy-and-complex-hunt-for-a-fraudster-s-72-million-assets-niall-hearty-of-financial-crime-specialists-rahman-ravelli-reviews-the-case-/

The loss of 150,000 records from a number of national policing systems was caused by a human coding error, but made worse by process and management failures

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252501504/Loss-of-150000-police-records-made-worse-by-management-failures

The Serious Fraud Office has today published its Business Plan for 2021/22

https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2021/05/13/sfo-publishes-business-plan-for-2021-22/