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NCA begins operations
A man from Troon is among eight people arrested throughout the UK by the newly formed National Crime Agency (NCA) on suspicion of identity theft offences, reports the BBC. Months of planning went into the operation, which involved dozens of police officers from NCA as well as local police forces… Read more ...Fall in number of homicides
There was a 32% fall in the number of homicide cases recorded by the police in Scotland in 2012-13, according to new Government figures. These reveal that there were 62 murders over the last year, down from the 93 murders recorded in 2011-12. “Homicides are continuing to fall, dropping by… Read more ...Serious Crime Prevention Orders in Scotland
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on its proposal to introduce Serious Crime Prevention Orders (SCPO) in Scotland. An SCPO is a civil order which is made in order to disrupt criminal activity. It does so by imposing binding conditions on individuals or organisations, in the hope of preventing… Read more ...MEPs target organised crime
Earlier this week MEPs approved a European framework aimed at cracking down on organised crime, corruption and money laundering. Issues covered include: Excluding people who are convicted by a final judgment of organised crime, corruption or money laundering from bidding for any public procurement contract anywhere in the EU… Read more ...MEPs approve new law on access to a lawyer
MEPs this week approved a new EU law to guarantee the rights of all citizens to be advised by a lawyer when facing criminal proceedings. The new law will mean that anyone who is a suspect – no matter where they are in the European Union – will be guaranteed… Read more ...Reduction in Glasgow knife crime
Interesting figures obtained last week by the Evening Times newspaper indicate that there has been a reduction of almost 40% in knife attacks in the Glasgow area compared to last year’s figures. In the period 2012-2013 there were 903 recorded knife attacks as opposed to 1,439 in the period 2011-2012. When… Read more ...First appeal against 'whole life' tariff
A convicted murderer has become the first to appeal against his “whole life tariff” prison sentence since the European Court of Human Rights ruled that such sentences could be in breach of human rights, reports the Telegraph. The ruling, on an appeal by Jeremy Bamber, Douglas Vintner and Peter Moore, was… Read more ...Tax fraud and identity theft
Tax fraud takes many forms, as shown by a recent HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) prosecution concerning identity theft and Income Tax repayments. The case involved four members of a Southampton-based organised crime gang, who stole more than 3,000 identities in an attempt to defraud at least £2 million of… Read more ...HMRC targets VAT fraud
In the latest example of its crackdown on VAT fraud, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) last week announced the successful prosecution of a Birmingham man who had stolen £133,500 by charging his customers VAT but not passing it on to the Revenue. Christopher Prime was a director of Eurobrew, which… Read more ...More From Our News Archive
