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LONDON (Reuters) - Two company directors, who lured about 2,000 investors into a 37 million pound ($44.6 million) fraudulent green investment scheme in Brazil, on Wednesday were each sentenced to 11 years in jail by a London court.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/two-men-jailed-uk-over-163949489.html

LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Victims of one of Britain's biggest banking frauds will be offered 3 million pound ($3.66 million) compensation packages, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/victims-hbos-reading-fraud-offered-3-million-pounds-compensation-2022-06-13/

London magistrates sentence Michael Strubel to more than six years for failing to pay compensation

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/27/ponzi-style-conman-jailed-for-failing-to-repay-victims-of-72m-fraud-michael-strubel

A convicted fraudster who mislead investors out of £72.5mn has been jailed after failing to pay his confiscation order.

https://www.ftadviser.com/investments/2022/05/30/investment-scammer-jailed-after-failing-to-return-proceeds/

The Financial Conduct Authority centres its work around its three key operational objectives: to protect consumers, protect financial markets and promote competition.

https://www.ftadviser.com/regulation/2022/06/01/what-capability-does-the-fca-already-have-to-tackle-fraud/

Some banks take more than an hour to answer calls to their fraud helplines.

https://www.lovemoney.com/news/140067/fraud-victims-face-lengthy-waits-and-high-charges-for-fraud-helpline-calls?source=1000693

Two company directors have been found guilty of fraud over fake investment schemes in Brazil which saw £37mn taken from investors.

https://www.ftadviser.com/investments/2022/05/31/pair-convicted-over-fake-green-investment-schemes/

Starling Bank is reeling from accusations from former Conservative minister Lord Agnew that the bank used the Government's Covid loan scheme as a "God-sent opportunity" to swell its balance sheets without conducting adequate checks on the ability of loanees to repay the debt.

https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/40339/starling-bank-rocked-by-mps-attack-on-bounce-back-loan-fraud

If you have information about sanctions evasion or weaknesses in sanction controls we want you to report it to us.

https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/financial-crime/reporting-sanctions-evasions

MPs today called for a crack down on “dirty money” as they argued City bosses should face jail if they fail to prevent illicit cash from flowing through the UK’s financial system.

https://www.cityam.com/top-city-bosses-should-face-jail-over-failures-to-prevent-economic-crime-cross-party-mps-say/