Limo Trade Is Front for Crime Limousine firms are front for organised crime, say police, trade is unregulated, used for drugs and money laundering, drivers not subject to checks through Criminal Records Bureau 08.12.06 BBC, Criminal Justice
Brokers Arrested Over Lib Dem Gift Three directors of Pritchard Stockborkers were arrested yesterday in police inquiry into £2.4m donation to Liberal Democrats, suspicion money was part of high yield investment fraud ring, donor Michael Brown already in prison 11.10.06 Times, Electoral Law, Michael Brown
Economic Crime SOCA - Serious Organised Crime Agency - is shifting priority from drugs and trafficking to economic crime, fraud and money laundering 31.03.06 BBC, Drugs, Fraud, Traffick
IRA Crime Lord Police, customs and troops combine in massive raid on remote South Armagh farm, base of IRA chief of staff Thomas "Slab" Murphy, fuel, cigarettes, cash seized 10.03.06 Guardian, Irish Terror, Smuggling
David Mills Shipping magnate denies he gave Mills £350k, re-opening question of where money came from and adding to suspicion of murky dealing with Berlusconi Times Mills says he kept Berlusconi 'out of trouble' 21.02.06 Sunday Times, Corruption, David Mills Links
New Money Laundering Rules Draft Money Laundering Regulations extend supervision, strict tests on people running money services businesses, extra checks on customers, requirement to establish source of wealth, fewer checks in low risk situations, greater flexibility to record keeping 23.01.07 HM Treasury, Financial Services
Money Laundering The government appears to have acknowledged that the current money laundering reporting regime is onerous. The need for refinement was recognised last month by the
chairman of the Serious and Organised Crime Agency, the body
which will take responsibility formoney laundering from NCIS next April 05.07.05 Law Now, Criminal Justice Links, Financial Services Links, Fraud Links, Proceeds of Crime Links
Money Laundering Money Laundering Regulations 2003 come in to effect on 1 March. They extend anti money laundering obligations to anyone dealing in high value cash transactions (£10,000) 03.03.04 Keeble Hawson, Proceeds of Crime
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MTIC Banker Charged in Holland John Deuss, principal of First Curacao International Bank, has returned to Netherlands to face money laundering charges, suspected of being banker for gangs involved in carousel fraud 23.10.06 Guardian, Carousel Fraud
Lords Backs Public Interest Defence Lords have opened UK libel law to allow public interest defence, reinforces Reynolds privilege, media can publish allegations relating to public figures, as long as they do so responsibly, without fear of libel if later shown untrue, case between Wall Street Journal and Saudi Jameel family 12.10.06 Times, Lords Judgment Jameel v WSJ, Libel & Defamation, Media Law, Terror
