Crime and Policing

The United Kingdom's Serious Fraud Office may have lost the battle in its challenge of Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC)'s claim of privilege in the Court of Appeal, but the war isn't over yet.

http://www.mondaq.com/uk/x/806598/White+Collar+Crime+Fraud/The+Director+Of+The+Serious+Fraud+Office+V+Eurasian+Natural+Resources+Corporation+Limited

Three siblings who were working directly for the leader of a notorious Nigerian crime gang have been convicted of 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-convicted

A serving Staffordshire Police constable has been dismissed without notice after receiving a criminal caution for two offences of fraud.

Fraud victims are being betrayed by police who fail to investigate tens of thousands of scams, according to a report from police watchdog Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS).

http://lpportal.eu/content/editorial/articles/law-inforcment/fraud-victims-being-failed-police/

After taking ‘drains-up’ look at SFO probes, Lisa Osofsky is aiming to improve agency’s focus

More than 40% of crimes reported to Greater Manchester Police are not fully investigated because of a lack of resources, it has said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-47963134

The Annual Plan sets out the NCA’s operational priorities for the year ahead and how the NCA will lead a whole-system response to serious and organised crime.

https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-publishes-annual-plan-2019-20

A British fugitive has been tracked down by National Crime Agency officers and arrested in South Africa after 21 years on the run.

Andrew Smart (10/6/83) was sentenced yesterday (9 April) at Teesside Crown Court for stealing over £44,000 from Police Sports Fund UK, of which he was Treasurer. Smart was given a 12-month suspended sentence and ordered to undertake 240 hours of unpaid work.

https://www.cps.gov.uk/yorkshire-and-humberside/news/police-accountant-sentenced-theft-ps44000

The NPCC National Cyber Crime Programme has today (11/4) announced that every Police Force in England and Wales now has a dedicated Cyber Crime Unit in place thanks to a multi-million-pound investment from the Government.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/dedicated-cyber-crime-units-get-million-pound-cash-injection