Sentences with phrase «serious financial crime»

The SFO is the UK investigation and enforcement authority established to deal with serious financial crime and has the power to investigate any suspected offence appearing on reasonable grounds to involve serious or complex fraud.

Trump's longtime personal aide John McEntee was fired because he is under investigation by the Homeland Security Department for serious financial crimes unrelated to the president, and his security clearance was revoked.

In the decision reached recently (5 December 2017) the Court has renounced its leading role in the fight against serious financial crimes and to support the other European institutions, committed at world level in the fight to such crimes, like the Commission and Parliament.

Not exact matches

But for victims of serious crimes, financial support is an essential element of the overall package.

The letter read in part, «I would like to share with you serious concern regarding the reasons that motivated this decision, notably the repeated failure of the FIU Nigeria to address concerns regarding the protection of confidential information as well as concerns about the legal basis and the FIU's independence vis - à - vis the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has said that Nigeria is currently in the middle of serious war must not make the mistake of changing its leadership.

Identity theft has become a very serious problem that can lead to devastating financial troubles for those that fall victim to this serious crime.

Identity theft has become a very serious problem that can lead to devastating financial troubles for those that fall victim to this serious crime.

We counsel clients through investigations by a wide range of agencies and prosecution authorities, including the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the National Crime Agency (NCA), the police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), as well as overseas agencies such as the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Because the federal government has unlimited financial resources and highly skilled investigators and prosecutors at its disposal, being charged with a federal crime is a serious matter.

Ms. Gaudoin has experience in investigations and enforcement proceedings brought by the Serious Fraud Office, the UK Financial Conduct Authority, the National Crime Agency and other regulatory bodies.

As announced in the Policy paper the ICC will now expand its focus on prosecuting with national governments such serious crimes as «illegal exploitation of natural resources, arms trafficking, human trafficking, terrorism, financial crimes, land grabbing or the destruction of the environment.»

In its 2017 election manifesto, the Conservatives say merging the two organisations will «strengthen Britain's response to white collar crime... improving intelligence sharing and bolstering the investigation of serious fraud, money laundering and financial crime».

The ECJ could not remain indifferent to the global trend to widen the category of crimes that «should not go unpunished», according to recent International Criminal Court (ICC) guidelines (see Policy Paper on Case Selection and Prioritisation of the Office of the Prosecutor, 15 September 2016), and therefore consider «serious» financial crimes as crimes against human rights, with the primary objective of ensuring «jointly with the relevant national jurisdictions, that the most serious crimes committed in each situation do not go unpunished» (ICC, Policy Paper, para. 1 (8)-RRB-, through the implementation of «effective» measures.

The Joint Serious Offences Team is a partnership between the OSC, the Ontario Provincial Police's Anti-Rackets Unit, the RCMP Financial Crimes Program, and the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General.

The Joint Committee on Human Rights, which scrutinises government Bills for human rights compatibility, highlighted the Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill, the Modern Slavery Bill, and the Serious Crime Bill as «likely to raise particularly significant human rights issues».

Financial Sanctions have for the first time been brought into the scope of Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) and Serious Crime Prevention Orders (SCPOs).

The stated aim is to «strengthen Britain's response to white collar crime» and «bolster the investigation of serious fraud, money laundering and financial crime».

Tuckers Solicitors Fraud & White - Collar Business Crime Department has an renowned international reputation for successfully defending cases brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), National Crime Squad, HM Customs & Excise (HMRC), the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR), Financial Services Authority (FSA), Fraud Prosecution Division, Ministry of Defence, Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), the Department of Trade and Industry and the Casework Directorate at the Crown Prosecution Service.

See, for example, section 2 Criminal Justice Act 1987; section 62 Serious Organised Crime Act 2005; section 165 Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

The successors are the National Policing Improvement Agency in relation to accreditation and training of civilian financial investigators and the Serious Organised Crime Agency for all other cases.

John Hartley is head of the Fraud and Financial Crime Team and is an expert in the field having worked on serious and complex crime from qualificaCrime Team and is an expert in the field having worked on serious and complex crime from qualificacrime from qualification.

The bill gives authorities, including intelligence services, the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) the ability to access this information for specific investigations, if it is «necessary and proportionate» for the purpose of combatting terrorism or preventing crime.

Crime Sophie has extensive experience in both the Magistrates and Crown Courts, having represented clients in a range of hearings for offences ranging from driving offences to financial offences, to serious assaults.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have become more aggressive in pursuing white collar and economic crime, with the former focusing on headline making investigations, and the FCA more recently setting its sights on individual accountability.

At Corker Binning, Jemma has advised on a wide range of white collar, general crime, extradition and regulatory matters including investigations and prosecutions brought by the Crown Prosecution Service, the Serious Fraud Office, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Health & Care Professions Council, the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the Taxation Disciplinary Board.

The task force will be jointly led by HMRC and the National Crime Agency (NCA) and draws on investigators, compliance specialists and analysts from HMRC, the NCA, the Serious Fraud Office and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), although it seems likely they would all be investigating such matters in any event.

Nearly all forms of serious crime, such as drug dealing, fraud, modern slavery and human trafficking are committed for financial gain.

Member states would have to impose custodial sentences of at least five years or financial penalties on offending companies of at least $ 750,000 for particularly serious crimes, such as those that have resulted in death or serious injury.

For many victims the crime takes a serious emotional toll as well, as three - quarters of the respondents expressed sever distress over the misuse of their personal information, while two - thirds said they were afraid for their financial future.

Driving While Intoxicated, or DWI, is a serious offense and you will pay financial penalties for this crime for many years afterward.

As a suburb of Cleveland, Cleveland Heights faces serious crime - related property damage risk, and your business can face just as much financial damage from legal claims and worker injury.

Property damage related to local crime can be a major headache for your business, causing serious financial burdens if you don't have adequate insurance.

An inventory of life events was administered during the 1985 - 1986 maternal and offspring interviews to assess life events that the youths had experienced during the past 2 years: death of a loved one, failure to achieve an important goal, high risk of being fired or laid off from one's job, parental separation or divorce, the end of a romantic relationship or rejection by a romantic partner, serious injury or illness, serious fights with family members, serious financial problems, serious problems at school or work, trouble with the law, and having experienced a crime or an assault.

The dimensions tapped were serious health problem or injury, emotional or psychological problem, drinking or drug problem, serious financial problem, the death of someone close to them, victim of a crime, a serious relationship problem, or other problems.

These reports are the lifeblood of our analysis and made it possible for us to provide 2,015 disclosures of actionable financial intelligence last year in support of police investigations targeting fentanyl trafficking, fraud against Canadians and other serious crimes in our communities.