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Specialist CPS team involved in UK’s largest Bitcoin seizure

… The CPS will now work to ensure, through criminal confiscation and civil proceedings, that the criminal assets … “We have worked with the Police to obtain freezing orders preserving all the seized cryptocurrency, and a … on 10 May 2024 Where a defendant refuses to pay their Confiscation Order in a timely way, CPS Proceeds of Crime …

Offences to be taken into Consideration (TICs)

… to support applications for CR/ASBOs or other restrictive orders; the prosecution has a fuller and more accurate … £10,000. There are no such limits in the Crown Court. If a confiscation order is made against the defendant under the … £10,000. There are no such limits in the Crown Court. If a confiscation order is made against the defendant under the …

Former solicitor jailed for defrauding clients of almost £2m

… bring fraudulent offenders to justice and will be pursuing confiscation proceedings in this case.”   Notes to editors … bring fraudulent offenders to justice and will be pursuing confiscation proceedings in this case.”   … Former solicitor …

Shropshire man jailed for £1.9 m cheque fraud after plea agreement

Director’s Guidance on Charging, sixth edition, December 2020, incorporating the National File Standard

… powers to sentence and impose appropriate post-conviction orders; enable the case to be presented in a clear and simple way; and allow a confiscation order to be made in appropriate cases where a … s.70 POCA committal should be sought in order to obtain a confiscation order, even if the offences charged are summary …

DPP speech to the International Summit on Modern Slavery

… territorial borders. We have found that using Prevention Orders and Risk Orders, introduced in our new legislation, to be particularly … future conduct, as well as Serious Crime Prevention Orders in appropriate cases. In the CPS we have benefitted …

Fraudster Jailed for Multi-Million Pound Betting Syndicate Scam

… however the CPS will be pursuing a Proceeds of Crime confiscation order to ensure any assets that may become … however the CPS will be pursuing a Proceeds of Crime confiscation order to ensure any assets that may become …

Memorandum of Understanding between The Crown Prosecution Service, Immigration Enforcement and National Policing on Immigration Crime

… crime by ensuring the appropriate use of restraint and confiscation proceedings. To ensure effective decision-making … money laundering offences, with complex restraint and confiscation issues. Cases requiring multiple foreign … measures are sought (i.e. production and access orders). Applications made to the courts for search/arrest …

Private Prosecutions

… where extradition to the UK is likely to be required. Confiscation and Compensation The case of R (Virgin Media … 52 confirmed that a private prosecutor could institute confiscation proceedings by inviting the court to proceed … the court asks for assistance from the CPS in dealing with confiscation proceedings that involve compensation or other …

International

… Team (JIT) and/or restrain assets and enforce confiscationorders abroad. The requirement of overseas assistance should … recognition and enforcement of overseas restraint and/or confiscationorders (see section 74 of the Proceeds of Crime …