Martin Bentham

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Martin Bentham |Charles Hymas

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3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Martin Bentham

Britain’s “FBI” has warned the Sentencing Council that its guidelines are letting off money launderers too lightly. The National Crime Agency (NCA) has told the council that its guidelines mean too many convicted money launderers are receiving jail sentences of less than five years, which does not reflect the harm caused by their criminal behaviour.

3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Martin Bentham |Charles Hymas

It also wants the council to encourage greater use of expert witnesses to ensure that the complexities of modern money-laundering methods and the roles of individual offenders within networks are fully understood by judges. The NCA's concerns about the Sentencing Council's approach emerged during research for a forthcoming report by the campaign group Spotlight of Corruption into the effectiveness of the Government's asset recovery efforts.

Dec 5, 2024 | spotlightcorruption.org | Martin Bentham

When the National Crime Agency announced a court settlement this summer with Zamira Hajiyeva it described the outcome of its first-ever McMafia order as a “fantastic” success. When the National Crime Agency (NCA) announced a court settlement this summer with Zamira Hajiyeva it described the outcome of its first-ever McMafia order as a “fantastic” success.

Oct 8, 2024 | msn.com | Martin Bentham

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