Crime and Policing

Fifty nine properties worth an estimated £17 million have been recovered following National Crime Agency investigations into a prolific organised crime group carried out over almost a decade.

A man convicted of fraud in January 2019 is finally behind bars after fleeing abroad to evade justice.

https://colp.mpw.cds.co.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2020/august/press-releases/convicted-fraudster-who-went-on-the-run-after-stealing-2.4million-from-elderly-victims-is-finally-behind-bars/

Provisional data from police forces in England and Wales shows police recorded crime is seven per cent lower than in the same period as 2019, as lockdown measures have eased.

The Serious Fraud Office has charged three men with multiple offences in connection with its investigation into the collapse of the Axiom Legal Financing Fund.

Two men are to be prosecuted over alleged fraud offences as part of the NCA investigation into the sale of the National Asset Management Agency’s Northern Ireland property loan book.

New National Cyber Security Centre head joins from the Northern Ireland Office and has spent 20 years in government at home and abroad

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252486758/NCSC-names-national-security-expert-Lindy-Cameron-as-new-CEO

STRUGGLING police forces are lagging behind in the battle against internet crooks, according to a major study out today.

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has released the ‘State of Policing: The Annual Assessment of Policing in England and Wales 2019’.

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment has called on newly retired members to volunteer their experience to the City of London Police in its fight against fraud.

A former Staffordshire Police officer has appeared in court charged with fraud and data protection offences.