Tag Result: money laundering

Law firm fined for breaching conveyancing AML rules
A law firm has been fined £14,000 for breaching anti-money laundering (AML) rules with re...

SFO seizes £1m tied to £4m luxury flat bought with corrupt funds
More than £1m has been seized from the owner of a £4.25m luxury apartment in west London...

UK banks not taking money laundering seriously enough – FCA
The city regulator has accused the UK’s banks and financial institutions of not taking m...

FCA, ministers and HMRC grilled over UK money laundering weakness
Mel Stride MP, chair of the Treasury Select Committee, has questioned HMRC, the Financial ...

Property portfolio worth £17m seized from organised crime group
A gang of organised criminals have had 59 properties worth £17m seized by the National Cr...

Solicitor struck off after being jailed for aiding mortgage frauds
A solicitor has been struck off the professional roll after being jailed for facilitating ...

Fraudsters will target workarounds avoiding original documents – Dobson
The spread of Covid-19 poses a huge threat to people’s health, and that of course has to...

Man loses properties acquired through mortgage fraud
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has recovered houses and cash worth £465,000 following a ...

National Crime Agency targets London property in money laundering hunt
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has secured three ‘unexplained wealth orders’ (UWOs) a...

Standard Chartered fined £102m after customer opened account with £500k in suitcase
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Standard Chartered Bank £102m for Anti-Mo...