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When the trial is over and the offender convicted, specialist lawyers in the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) – along with other criminal justice agencies – go after any ill-gotten gains. It may take months or even years to achieve but in 2008 the CPS was involved in recovering £136 million of criminal assets and a further £12 million was returned to the victims of crime by way of compensation.

Find out more about how we go after the proceeds of crime:

Proceeds of Crime Confiscation & Ancillary Orders - Post POCA
Proceeds of Crime Confiscation & Ancillary Orders - Pre POCA
Proceeds of Crime Enforcement
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 General Guidance
Proceeds of Crime Investigative Powers and Cash Seizure
Proceeds of Crime Money Laundering
Proceeds of Crime Restraint and Management Receivers

Home » News Centre » Press Statements » Crown Prosecution Service Statement on John and Anne Darwin

Crown Prosecution Service Statement on John and Anne Darwin

11/11/2009

Jolyon Perks, Crown Advocate for the Crown Prosecution Service in Cleveland, said: "In making the confiscation orders today, the Court has recognised that both defendants sought to benefit from their criminal conduct at the expense and misery of others. Those funds will no longer be available to the defendants on their release from prison and Anne Darwin, who was responsible for their finances, will be required to ensure that all identified money and property, both here and in Panama, is given up to satisfy the order.

"A clear message has been sent out again today by the Crown Prosecution Service, the police and the court that criminals will not be allowed to keep hold of the proceeds of their crimes.   

"In addition, and at the request of the CPS, the Court has ordered that assets recovered under confiscation will be applied first and foremost to compensate the losers in this fraud. The remainder of the funds recovered will be applied to maintain the on-going fight to remove assets from criminals."