SFO prosecutes just four money laundering cases since 2014
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has received 153 reports concerning an allegation of money laundering since 2014, but prosecuted just four cases.
SFO prosecutes just four money laundering cases since 2014
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Last Updated: 06 August 2019
Published: 06 August 2019
The SFO figures, which were a response to a freedom of information request by law firm Greenberg Traurig, show the SFO received 41 reports containing money laundering allegations in 2018 but did not prosecute any cases during that year.
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