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6 arsye pse gjithmonë duhet të keni një avokat gjatë një interviste në stacionin e policisë

24 August 2021 by Wells Burcombe

6 arsye pse gjithmonë duhet të keni një avokat gjatë një interviste në stacionin e policisë

Është falas Pavarësisht nga të ardhurat, mjetet ose pasuritë tuaja, dhe pavarësisht nga natyra e pretendimit (sado serioz apo i vogël) të gjithë kanë të drejtë për këshillë ligjore falas dhe të pavarur në stacionin ë policisë. Nëse kërkoni që një avokat të jetë i pranishëm  për t’ju ofruar ndihmë gjatë një intervistë në stacionin […]

Filed Under: Crime

Infamous Ponzi scheme leader Bernie Madoff dies in prison

17 June 2021 by Wells Burcombe

Infamous Ponzi scheme leader Bernie Madoff dies in prison

Bernie Madoff, a Wall Street financier who was handed a 150-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to a Ponzi scheme in 2009, has died in prison. Mr Madoff’s firm, Bernard L Madoff Investment Securities, became one of the largest market-makers and were investigated on eight separate occasions by the US Securities and Exchange Commission because […]

Filed Under: Crime Tagged With: fraud, ponzi, pyramid

Varying or discharging Sexual Harm Prevention Orders and Sexual Risk Orders

17 June 2021 by Wells Burcombe

Varying or discharging Sexual Harm Prevention Orders and Sexual Risk Orders

Living with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) or a Sexual Risk Order (SRO) can have a huge impact on your life. Not only will your personal life be greatly affected, due to the fear and stress that comes with having such an order imposed on you, but your career is also likely to suffer […]

Filed Under: Appeals, Crime Tagged With: sexual harm prevention order, sexual offences, SHPO, sro

Can a company be prosecuted for failing to prevent money laundering?

27 May 2021 by Wells Burcombe

Can a company be prosecuted for failing to prevent money laundering?

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently announced an investigation into NatWest Bank’s alleged failure to comply with money laundering regulations. The case concerns a number of high value deposits into customer bank accounts amounting to £365 million. The FCA alleges that NatWest failed to adequately monitor and scrutinise this potentially criminal activity between 2011 and […]

Filed Under: Crime Tagged With: business, fraud, money laundering

White collar crime increases in UK during COVID-19 pandemic

17 May 2021 by Wells Burcombe

White collar crime increases in UK during COVID-19 pandemic

Certain types of white-collar crime have increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to evidence from a range of sources. Financial fraud against UK bank customers increased by two-thirds in the first half of 2020, while HMRC reported a 74% increase in emails related to tax fraud in the same period. Action Fraud reported a […]

Filed Under: Crime

Romance fraud on the rise during Covid-19 lockdown

7 May 2021 by Wells Burcombe

Romance fraud on the rise during Covid-19 lockdown

Romance fraud has been on the rise during lockdown in the UK, as people are increasingly being scammed out of money by others who are pretending to pursue a relationship. According to a report from UK Finance, there was a 20% increase in bank transfer fraud linked to romance schemes in 2020 compared to 2019. […]

Filed Under: Crime Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, fraud

Banker jailed for manipulating interest rates to have criminal case reviewed

7 May 2021 by Wells Burcombe

Banker jailed for manipulating interest rates to have criminal case reviewed

Tom Hayes, the first banker to be jailed for rigging interest rates, is due to have his conviction reviewed by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), a body set up to review allegations of miscarriages of justice. In the 2015, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) named Mr Hayes as the ‘ringmaster’ of an international conspiracy […]

Filed Under: Crime Tagged With: fraud

Can Business Owners be Prosecuted for Fraud and other Crimes?

9 April 2021 by Wells Burcombe

Can Business Owners be Prosecuted for Fraud and other Crimes?

One of the main benefits of setting up a limited company is limited liability which means that the business is its own legal entity, separate from its directors and shareholders. In theory, this means that they cannot be personally pursued for the debts of the company, a concept sometimes poetically referred to as ‘the corporate […]

Filed Under: Crime Tagged With: business owners, fraud

Fraud regarding claims under Coronavirus Government assistance measures

23 March 2021 by Wells Burcombe

Fraud regarding claims under Coronavirus Government assistance measures

Concerns surrounding the legitimacy of matters such as Bounce Back Loans in the UK are growing, as it has been reported that an increasing number of shelf companies are being bought for the sole purpose of gaining access to the government backed scheme. The Bounce Back Loan Scheme was launched in May 2020, intending to […]

Filed Under: Crime Tagged With: coronavirus, fraud

Director disqualification for manufacturer who abused loan agreements

23 March 2021 by Wells Burcombe

Director disqualification for manufacturer who abused loan agreements

A director of a manufacturing company has been banned from acting as a company director for 8 years after having been found to have wrongly diverted more than half a million pounds of business finance. The individual concerned was a director of a company supplying products for the construction industry. He was found to have […]

Filed Under: Crime, General Tagged With: directors, fraud

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