Proceeds of crime | The Crown Prosecution Service

CPS responds to changing nature of serious economic and organised crime with a new team

The Crown Prosecution Service is today launching a united team to tackle the changing nature of serious and organised crime.

International city businesses hand over €34m proceeds of crime in the UK’s largest account forfeiture

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), City of London Police and the private sector have worked together, using specialist powers, to achieve the largest ever proceeds of crime forfeiture in the UK.

An ex Cambridge Don ordered to pay £1.3 million in Confiscation Order

An ex Cambridge don fraudster who conned the Government has been ordered to pay back more than £1.3 million and faces eight-and-a-half years in prison if he fails to pay.

Oxbridge graduate fraudster gets another 10 years in prison for not paying back £11m stolen funds

A former Oxbridge student has had 10 years added onto the 11-year prison sentence he is still serving, after failing to pay back £11 million of his ill-gotten gains from a fake ‘green’ investment scheme.

CPS response to HMCPSI report into CPS and SFO Proceeds of Crime Divisions

Her Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) has today 22 July issued a report following their Inspection of the operation of CPS and Serious Fraud Office (SFO) Proceeds of Crime Divisions.

Absconded fraudster ordered to pay £37 million

A high-net-worth fraudster who skipped his trial and fled to Dubai has been ordered (26 October 2020) to pay over £37 million - and faces ten years in prison if he fails to pay.

‘Basil’ from the Hatton Garden security vault heist ordered to pay almost £6million

One of the ringleaders from the Hatton Garden security vault heist has today been ordered to pay £5,997,684.93.

Conman carer ordered to repay almost £12,000 he stole from vulnerable victims

A former care home assistant who stole thousands from vulnerable victims to feed his gambling and drug habit, has been ordered to repay £11,873.

Churchwarden who manipulated his elderly neighbours has been ordered to pay almost £150,000

A churchwarden who carried out a targeted campaign of manipulation against two elderly neighbours has been ordered to pay £146,561.02.

Benjamin Field, 29, embarked on a relationship with dedicated churchgoer Peter Farquhar, befriending the 69-year-old so that he would change his will in Field’s favour.

Once Field was set to be the main beneficiary of Mr Farquhar’s will, he started plying the retired lecturer with a cocktail of drugs and alcohol, slowly poisoning him to death.

Carl Beech: the liar who made false claims of a VIP child abuse ring ordered to pay almost £24,000

The man who made false claims of a VIP child abuse ring and received compensation for his lies has today been ordered to pay £23,960.

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