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Former boss of a City of London foreign exchange company has been ordered to pay back £64 million after large scale fraud convictions

The former director of a finance company, based in the City of London, has been ordered to pay back £64 million or spend 14 more years in prison from a large-scale fraud.Anthony Constantinou, 41, was found guilty of Fraud by false representations, Fraudulent-trading, and Money laundering at…
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Fake doctor has been ordered to pay back £406,624 to the NHS for fraud and forgery offending

A bogus doctor who was responsible for forging her medical qualifications and fraudulently securing positions as a hospital psychiatrist has been ordered to pay back £406,624 or spend two and half more years in prison.Zholia Alemi, 63, of Burnley, was found guilty of 13 counts of fraud, two counts…
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Crime boss ‘Don Car-Leone’ has over £3.6m taken off him by the CPS

Alexander Surin, who has been dubbed ‘Don Car-Leone’ for his fleet of high-end luxury cars, has handed over more that £3.6m after being served with a Civil Recovery Order for illicit Bitcoin.The convicted drug trafficker, fraudster and money launderer had claimed that the cryptocurrency was derived…
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£2.5 million Confiscation Order handed to money launderer

A convicted money launderer responsible for transporting illegal money to Dubai has been ordered to pay £2,543,047.47 through a Confiscation Order after an appeal judgement made by the court on 27 May 2025. Abdulla Mohammad Ali Bin Beyat Alfalasi, 48, arranged the transport of an…
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Fraud gang forced to pay charities back over £100,000

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…
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Two gang leaders have been ordered to pay back £1.5 million after large-scale drugs convictions

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.
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Detectorist who tried to sell Anglo-Saxon coins ordered to pay back over £100k

A metal detectorist who tried to sell rare Anglo-Saxon coins for a Saxon hoard has been ordered to pay back the £103,000 from the proceeds of his crimes.
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A woman who profited from the control of sex workers stripped of property

A woman who profited from controlling sex workers has had property taken from her.
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‘Silly boy’ ordered to pay back ill-gotten gains

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 during a hearing in the Royal Courts of Justice today.
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Drug dealers and money launderer for Liverpool organised crime family told to pay back money

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.
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