Crime and Policing

Neil Williams of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli says that it only takes one such shortcoming to hamper the SFO's effectiveness.

THE Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent has welcomed calls for the Government to develop a national policing response to cyber crime following the publication of a new report.

https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/18007074.police-crime-commissioner-gwent-calls-national-policing-response-cyber-crime/?ref=twtrec

Criminals are targeting members of the public with automated calls stating that the recipient has been charged for an Amazon Prime subscription.

While most people buy their cosmetics in good faith, there are some who have less honourable motivations in mind

Thousands of reports of cyber crime were quarantined on a police database instead of being investigated because software designed to protect the computer system branded them a “security risk”.

https://www.itv.com/news/2019-10-24/thousands-of-cyber-crime-reports-stuck-in-computer-backlog-over-security-risks/

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's corporate fraud investigator said on Thursday it was sharpening its focus on finding the best evidence needed to bring a prosecution, after it was criticised for being too slow in dealing with cases.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/uk-fraud-prosecutor-focus-big-113345598.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLzhCYm1ITzVOSGs_YW1wPTE&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAC5sGOWY9KQdvGhnCLYHVYe-5mbLqrfgLQAsFHXWstI28YnZqFCHcNjbEmMh1ZARp6jG9M4BM7zK3KSy1zDj38H-4K2HO8FAEmjgMu3o8WkmGcariJvsDSCKGPgWuHjYb-J6nuJzuB1IUo4uri7mdBqBD6H_4zWllec4ghPjig8l

Reports to Action Fraud handled by City of London Police’s National Fraud Intelligence Bureau were quarantined as security risk, finds HM’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252472806/Know-Fraud-database-became-backlog-dump

The Serious Fraud Office today announced the closure of its investigation into LIBOR manipulation.

https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2019/10/18/sfo-concludes-investigation-into-libor-manipulation/

A Chinese national who was responsible for operating a network of properties used by organised crime groups for prostitution or cannabis farms has pleaded guilty to 22 fraud, false ID and money laundering offences.

https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/chinese-national-used-false-identities-to-source-hundreds-of-properties-for-organised-crime

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson has commented on the government’s allocation of the additional police officers it originally announced in July.