New account freezing orders for money laundering get boost from the courts

20 November, 2019 | 0 minute read

The National Crime Agency successfully saw off an appeal against new anti-money laundering powers created in 2017, the Account Freezing Order, used in the Moldovan ‘theft of the century’ case. This blog looks at how the case should give the agency a green light to use these powers more freely to tackle the UK’s notorious dirty money problem.

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UK’s new ‘freeze and seize’ powers upheld in Moldovan money laundering case via The FCPA Blog