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Showing 11 - 20 of 29 results for crime type "Proceeds of crime" & area "CPS"
Two members of a national fraud gang who fraudulently solicited charity donations have been ordered to give up their ill-gotten gains.David Levi, 49, and Stephen Chesterman, 64, were part of an organised gang that scammed the public by pretending they were collecting charity donations, but none or…
Two organised crime gang leaders in Lancashire who were responsible for the supply and distribution of huge quantities of drugs have been ordered to pay back £1.5 million or spend six more years in prison.Philip Jenkinson, 40, was previously convicted at Preston Crown Court after pleading guilty to…
A metal detectorist who tried to sell rare Anglo-Saxon coins from a Saxon hoard has been ordered to pay back the £103,000 from the proceeds of his crimes. Roger Pilling, who was convicted of trying to sell the coins to an American buyer in 2023, was today given a Confiscation Order at Durham Crown…
A woman who profited from controlling sex workers has had property taken from her.Prosecutors showed that Qingxiang Zhao, from Manchester, purchased her property using money made through money laundering and the controlling of sex workers in York and Manchester.Today, (10 April) she was handed a…
A man who told police ‘I’ve been a silly boy’ after being arrested for money laundering and tax evasion will hand over a property worth six figures after agreeing to a Consent Order to recover the proceeds of crime.Christopher Edwards, 72, of Abergavenny in Wales was given the Civil Recovery Order…
Four men who worked for a notorious organised crime family in Liverpool have been told that they must pay back £190,000 or face more time in prison.The Proceeds of Crime Division in the Crown Prosecution Service secured Confiscation Orders against Richard Caswell, 42, Michael Nevin, 37, Jack…
Two brothers from an organised crime family who were jailed for their part in the theft of £1.2 million worth of cocaine from a Liverpool-based organised crime group have been ordered to payback £80,826 or spend nine months more in prison.Jason, 38, and Craig Cox, 35, raided a house in Liverpool in…
Three convicted money launderers, responsible for illegally obtaining Australian dollars and laundering them through cryptocurrency, have today been ordered to pay a total of £23,629,031 through a Confiscation Order made by the court today.Stephen William Boys, 56, was convicted at Preston Crown…
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has commenced civil recovery proceedings in respect of property which has been seized in the UK from Yadi Zhang (also known as Zhimin Qian) (Zhang) and Jian Wen (Wen), and additional assets.The claim was issued under Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002…
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A romance fraudster who conned his victim into borrowing money and handing over her savings has been ordered to pay back over £32,000 of the stolen money.Kye Hughes, 35, met his victim on a dating app and flashed a seemingly lavish lifestyle which he claimed came from a background as an actor,…
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Media protocol
To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal proceedings, the CPS, the police and media representatives developed a joint protocol for working together. We are currently in the process of updating the protocol.
