To provide an idea of the type of financial investigation cases we can help with, we have collated a number of cases studies which are detailed below.
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Two defendants were convicted of a £38K fraud committed against the City Council after submitting fraudulent timesheets to falsely claim Direct Care Payments. One of the defendants was also convicted of a £99K fraud against her disabled brother for who she held Power of Attorney. At confiscation the sister was found to have only £16k in assets. A confiscation order was made in that amount which was ordered to be paid as compensation. TASK FORCE INVESTIGATION LEADS TO CONVICTION FOR TWO DEFENDANTS ACCUSED OF FRAUD AND FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION OF A VULNERABLE ADULT (wyjs.org.uk)
Five defendants were sentenced to almost 30 years for a fraud conspiracy which targeted elderly and vulnerable consumers for unnecessary, substandard and overpriced security and home improvement work. Confiscation orders totalling £657,092.87 were made against the group with compensation to their victims of £95,314.65. WYFEAT | Proceeds of crime (wyjs.org.uk)
A shop-keeper was convicted following a seizure from his store by Trading Standards officers of more than 179K cigarettes and 99kg of hand rolling tobacco, a mixture of counterfeit and smuggled items. He was found to have benefited from crime by £240K and was ordered to pay confiscation in the sum of £58,755.37. Illicit Tobacco Dealer Hit With A Financial Penalty (wyjs.org.uk)
The defendant was running car sales on green belt land at his farm. He breached an enforcement notice served on him by the Local Authority which ordered him to cease the illegal use and was convicted of 7 offences. A financial investigation calculated his benefit from crime at £223,000 and a confiscation order was made in this sum, along with a fine of £4,500 and an order for costs of £10,000.
A prolific fly-tipper and his son were convicted after being paid to remove waste which they later fly-tipped on country lanes in neighbouring authorities. Two defendants received confiscation orders totalling £138K. A third defendant was convicted of money laundering for receiving payment for scrap metal from the two through her bank account. She was found to have made £61,759 from this but could not pay the amount and was ordered to pay a nominal sum of £1.