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Recent Court Cases
We detail below a round-up of decisions from the courts on the cases that matter:
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RCPO v Johnson and another – Tainted Gift
Date:
25 August 2011
Summary:
The defendant was convicted of cheating the public revenue (in relation to a VAT MTIC 'carousel' fraud) and money laundering. He was sentenced to ten and half years' imprisonment and a confiscation order was made for more than £26million.
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R v McIntosh; R v Marsden – Hidden Assets
Date:
22 June 2011
Summary:
Following convictions for cheating the public revenue in relation to a VAT MTIC fraud, confiscation orders were made against two defendants for more than £3.6million. The defendants appealed.
The High Court was asked to consider whether the amounts shown on the orders were excessive and that the amount of the defendants realisable assets was less than the amount by which they benefitted from the fraud.
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R v Takkar – Benefit obtained
Date:
1 April 2011
Summary:
Following convictions for conspiracy to cheat the public revenue (in relation to a VAT MTIC fraud) and fraudulent trading, a confiscation order was imposed for more than £5.3million. The defendant appealed.
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Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) Investigations