Crime and Policing

Action Fraud is profoundly disappointed to learn of the media coverage of some of our staff at our contact centre.

The police-run service is accused of misleading fraud victims into thinking their cases will be investigated – when most are never looked at again.

https://www.yourmoney.com/saving-banking/action-fraud-under-attack-after-newspaper-report/

FRAUD victims are being mocked as “morons” and “psychos” by call centre staff pretending to be police officers, it was revealed yesterday.

Guidance on corporate co-operation from the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) does not provide adequate detail or assurances, solicitors have claimed.

The Serious Fraud Office has charged a second individual in relation to its investigation into Global Forestry Investments.

Three new Non-Executive Directors have been appointed to the NCA Board: Mary Calam, David Horncastle and Andrew Tivey.

https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/new-non-executive-directors-on-the-nca-board

Three siblings who were working directly for the leader of a notorious Nigerian crime gang have been jailed today for a total of 16 years after laundering nearly £1m for the Black Axe organised crime syndicate through UK bank accounts.

https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/ps1m-fraudsters-who-funded-notorious-nigerian-organised-crime-gang-jailed-16-years

The Victims Statement sets out the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner’s commitments and vision for victims of crime in the West Midlands for 2019-2020

https://t.co/7O6eX9APNO?amp=1

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has received 153 reports concerning an allegation of money laundering since 2014, but prosecuted just four cases.

The serious fraud office’s (SFO) spending on staff and external counsel fell last year, while its conviction rate crumbled to just over 53 per cent.