Nov 2006
London RART in £10m SFO Settlement - 27 Nov 2006
The former chairman and chief executive of a company convicted in 2004 of defrauding investors in the company, has paid over £10 million in confiscation in one of the highest ever criminal confiscation orders ever satisfied. ......
Oct 2006
Counterfeit King Gets His Comeuppance - 10 Oct 2006
The conviction of a 46 year old man from Leyton East London has led to one of the UK’s largest local authority confiscation orders being imposed through his booming business selling fake counterfeit goods to unsuspecting customers. ......
Aug 2006
Trading Standards and RART Bag Another Result - 30 Aug 2006
In August 2006, the London Boroughs of Brent and Harrow Trading Standards assisted by London RART secured a £400,000 confiscation order against a company based in East London dealing in the import and wholesale of handbags and luggage. ......
A Family Affair - 21 Aug 2006
In 2004, Redbridge Council Housing Benefit Fraud Department identified a family who had been making fraudulent housing benefit and council tax claims over a period of several years for three different properties in the Redbridge and Waltham Forest area in which they lived. The husband and wife and two of their sisters submitted the claims. Those claims were fraudulent, as the wife already owned a property outright that she rented to her sister. The husband and his sister in law jointly owned ......
Confiscation Order Made - 08 Aug 2006
In 2004, a man was sentenced to six years in prison due to his part in what was described by Judge Justice Jackson at Southwark Crown Court as one of the ‘worst examples of conspiracy to defraud’ that’s ever likely to be encountered. The man held the position of finance chief at a company founded by his co-defendant. The company were a commission based operation which provided bridging to small companies. The venture proved to be succes ......
Jul 2006
Forensic Accountant Gives Flying Sqaud A Leg Up - 19 Jul 2006
Back in 2004, a £33million raid on Heathrow Airport was thwarted by Metropolitan Police Flying Squad officers. The orchestrater behind this was a delivery driver from Stanwell, West London. Surveillance officers had been lying in wait for the gang and acted quickly to arrest seven gang members as they attempted to load £18 million worth of diamonds along with £15million worth of gold and 311kg of bank notes into the back of a van. ......
Foreign Exchange Bureaus Operation - 05 Jul 2006
On 24th February 2005, as part of Operation Woonsocket, officers from London RART targeted foreign exchange bureaus within the London Area. It was strongly suspected that the proceeds of crime in the form of low value British Sterling was being converted into high denomination Euros to assist in the concealment for cross border transfer. ......
Commitment Warrant Issued - 03 Jul 2006
On 17th March 2005 a Commitment warrant, for non payment of a confiscation order, and a POCA warrant were executed on the home address of a man in Brixton, South London. Approximately 1 kg of herbal cannabis and £6,500 in cash were found during the search. The cash was seized under the cash forfeiture provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. In May 2005 the man was sentenced to 3 years for possession with intent to supply. He was given the opportunity to sign over the cash in part p ......
Jun 2006
Four Confiscation Orders Made - 29 Jun 2006
This case was referred to the London RART from the Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Card Unit (DCPCU). It involved the 4 defendants obtaining card payment facilities from the HSBC at 3 fast food outlets they ran in North West London and Watford. ......
Car Dealer Has His Money Forfeited - 15 Jun 2006
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Multi Agency Crackdown On Housing Benefit Fraud - 13 Jun 2006
Multi Agency Crackdown on Housing Benefit Fraud On 13th June 2006 London RART were involved with Lambeth Housing Benefit Fraud Team, Serious Organised Crime Agency, HM Revenue & Customs and Lambeth Trading Standards in Op Magnet. This operation concerns the alleged systematic housing benefit fraud estimated to be costing Lambeth Council hundreds of thousands of pounds. Search warrants were executed at twelve premises across the Lambeth borough and hundreds of exhibits were seized. Three ......
Hidden Assets Confiscated - 08 Jun 2006
On 8th June 2006 following almost 4 days of contested confiscation hearing at Middlesex Guildhall, a man from West London had his criminal benefit determined as £75,470 and a confiscation order made in the same amount. He was given 28 days to pay and 21 months in default if he doesn’t pay. ......
May 2006
Counterfeit DVD and Cannabis Factory Discovered in East London - 21 May 2006
At approx midday on 21.05.06 local officers from Walthamstow borough discovered a large counterfeit DVD and cannabis factory at premises in East Walthamstow, E17. The Met officers were on patrol in the area, which is known for stolen and abandoned vehicles when, on further investigation, they discovered a huge DVD factory approx 40 DVD towers, each with 9 trays burners, 8 DVD label printers and 2 industrial sized machines, which appear to have recently been delivered. ......
Kosovan Asylum Seeker Has Drugs Money Confiscated - 12 May 2006
On the 12th of February 2006, a man was arrested in Mayfair, London by plain clothes police officers for supplying a controlled drug and conspiracy to supply forged passports. On the 12th of May 2006, a confiscation hearing was held at Southwark Crown Court where a confiscation order was made aginst the man for £70,724.58. He was given one year to pay or will serve an additional sentence of 20 months imprisonment. ......
Deported Illegal Immigrant Loses His Money - 04 May 2006
A cash seizure against was finally brought to conclusion on 4th May 2006 at City of London Magistrates. The man in question was arrested on 31st January 2005 for travelling on a counterfeit passport; he was removed from an outbound flight to Nigeria as the company who issued the ticket were concerned about the credit card payment. He pleaded guilty and received a 12 month custodial sentence and was deported in August 2005. The forfeiture hearing had been listed as a uncontested case. ......
Apr 2006
Quarter of a Million Pounds Confiscation Order Made - 25 Apr 2006
A man receives a second confiscation order for importing Kamagra. Having pleaded guilty to four offences in July 2004, the man pleads to three more. Whilst standing trial at Leeds Crown Court for the illegal importation and supply of Kamagra (similar properties as Viagra), it was discovered that he was still involved in the importation and sale of controlled drugs. A fresh prosecution was brought in respect of these further offences and he pleaded guilty. ......
Confiscation After Drugs Conviction - 12 Apr 2006
A man has £150,000 confiscated after drugs conviction. A 35 year old male from Bexleyheath, Kent has had £150,000 confiscated after his conviction for supplying cocaine.On 20th June 2005 the man and another male were arrested in Bromley by the Middle Market Drugs Team, a joint Metropolitan Police and SOCA unit. ......
Builder Subject of A Forfeiture Order - 05 Apr 2006
A 34 year old builder was the subject of a forfeiture order. The man was stopped with another male in Hampton, Middlesex, by officers from the Middle Market Drugs Team, a joint Metropolitan Police and SOCA unit. They were searched and found to be in possession of £24k in cash. They were both arrested for money laundering and a subsequent search of their vehicles revealed a further £27,285 in sterling and 50k Euros together with 1kg cocaine. ......
Two Confiscation Orders Made - 05 Apr 2006
A 42 year-old female and her 41 year-old husband were the subjects of a confiscation order. On 3rd March 2005 the pair were convicted of arranging fake marriages and perverting the course of justice. The woman was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and her husband, was sentenced to 6 years imprisonment. ......
Feb 2006
Cradle To Grave Case For London RART - 20 Feb 2006
A 'cradle to grave' RART money laundering case ends with a confiscation order of £122,000. On 20th February 2006 at Snaresbrook Crown Court, the judge sitting made a confiscation order under Proceeds Of Crime Act 2002 against the woman in the sum of £122,000. The benefit was certified to be £122,000. ......
Jan 2006
Colombian Drug Traffickers Have Assets Stripped - 27 Jan 2006
Op Dieppe was a Customs & Excise cocaine seizure in October 2003 and was one of the first cases from HMCE that was taken on at RART. The Confiscation hearing took place on 27th January 2006 at Snaresbrook Crown Court. ......
Identity Fraudsters Lose Their Proceeds - 20 Jan 2006
On 20th January 2006 at Inner London Crown Court, two males had their assets confiscated having previously pleaded guilty to four counts of conspiracy to make false instruments. These included Immigration cards, driving licences, identity cards and National insurance cards. Both defendants had been arrested by Operation Maxim, a joint Metropolitan police and Immigration Service team in July 2005. ......

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