Law and the Justice System

Jailed Silk Road administrator Thomas White, aka Cthulhu, has been ordered to hand over more than £490,000 of illicit earnings

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252508946/Convicted-Silk-Road-admin-stripped-of-500k-in-crypto-earnings

Policy paper

Economic Crime (Anti-Money Laundering) Levy

Published 27 October 2021

Gloucestershire Constabulary is asking those living in the GL53 area of Cheltenham to be vigilant following reports of scammers purporting to be staff from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner.

https://www.punchline-gloucester.com/articles/aanews/fraudsters-pose-as-gloucestershire-office-of-the-police-and-crime-comissioner-opcc-employees

Four greedy Black Country fraudsters who ran swanky Indian restaurants have been ordered to pay back more than £600,000 from a fraud that saw them hide sales to evade tax.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/sandwell/2021/10/25/greedy-restaurant-owners-forced-to-pay-600000-in-tips-tax-scam/

In a no holds barred evidence session to both Houses of Parliament, Martin Lewis passionately called for scam ads to be included in the online safety bill. The MoneySavingExpert and Money and Mental Health Policy Institute founder warned that an alarming number of people take their own lives after being scammed and much more needs to be done to protect them.

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2021/10/martin-lewis-tells-parliament-it-must-include-online-scams-in-on/

The City of London Police, Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the private sector have worked together, using specialist powers, to achieve the largest ever proceeds of crime forfeiture in the UK.

https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2021/october/international-city-businesses-hand-over-34m-proceeds-of-crime--in-the-uks-largest-account-forfeiture/

Financial fraud and abuse between family members is “overlooked” and requires “more research”, according to an industry report published today (October 11).

https://www.ftadviser.com/your-industry/2021/10/11/former-pfs-chief-warns-financial-fraud-in-families-is-overlooked/

Google has hit out at suggestions fraud committed through paid-for advertisements should be included in the much-debated online safety bill, saying the bill was not “targeted” enough to “efficiently tackle” these types of online scams if they were included.

https://www.ftadviser.com/regulation/2021/09/23/online-safety-bill-could-not-stop-scam-ads-says-google/

Google and Facebook have suggested fraud does not fit within the Online Safety Bill despite calls for it to be included.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/online-safety-bill-not-suitable-174615526.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

A senior EU lawyer has concluded that the British government was negligent in its failure to tackle customs fraud that allowed criminal gangs to flood European markets with cheap Chinese-made clothes and shoes.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/09/uk-negligent-in-failure-to-stop-customs-says-senior-eu-lawyer