Crime and Policing

A bogus police officer, who claimed to be an economic investigator, stole £181,000 from people by claiming he could sell properties seized from criminals.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-44616485

Latest figures reveal the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is seizing more assets from criminals than ever before with a record total of £94 million reclaimed in the past financial year.

https://www.policeprofessional.com/news/mps-seizure-of-assets-at-all-time-high-and-continuing-to-rise/

The 2018 National Strategic Assessment (NSA) draws intelligence from UK law enforcement, government departments, the intelligence community and the private and voluntary sectors.

http://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/1347-national-crime-agency-publishes-2018-analysis-of-serious-and-organised-crime-threats

Action Fraud has received almost 300 reports in the past two days about fake WannaCry emails that demand payment from victims in Bitcoins.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/fake-wannacry-emails-demanding-payment-jun18

A report from law firm Pinsent Masons said a lack of police and prosecution resources caused prosecutions to fall by 6% from 8,304 in 2016 to 7,786 in 2017. There were 273,600 fraud cases reported to Action Fraud last year.

https://economia.icaew.com/en/news/june-2018/limited-resources-blamed-for-drop-in-white-collar-prosecutions

The Attorney General’s Office has announced Lisa Osofsky will be the next Director of the Serious Fraud Office.

https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2018/06/04/lisa-osofsky-named-next-director-of-the-sfo/

The work of two National Crime Agency (NCA) officers has been recognised in this years’ Queen’s Birthday Honours.

http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/1382-national-crime-agency-officers-recognised-in-queen-s-birthday-honours

Scheme aims to cut crime and re-offending, and reduce racial bias in criminal justice system

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/01/met-police-to-defer-prosecutions-for-minor-offences

A Chinese money launderer who was part of an organised crime group that paid more than £1.8 million in criminal cash into high street banks in just two weeks, has agreed to hand over more than £300,00 in a confiscation hearing.

http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/1373-money-launderer-loses-more-than-300-000-in-nca-confiscation-case

West Midlands Police needs £22 million just to stand still.

https://www.westmidlands-pcc.gov.uk/news/news-2018/pcc-reacts-to-new-home-secretarys-first-speech/