Martin Kenney & Co recognised again by Chambers
Martin Kenney & Co and managing partner Martin Kenney has once again been recognised for its excellence in asset recovery by the influential Chambers & Partners.
There’s still one major Ponzi scheme causing investors misery
The continuing ramifications of the Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme reminds us that in the battle against corruption, it’s time actions were matched to words.
The Serious Fraud Office can be its own worst enemy
The problem with the Serious Fraud Office is that it has constantly tried to over-hype itself and then under-delivered, argues our Senior Investigator, Tony McClements.
TORONTO STAR: Few tears should be shed for Bernie Madoff, king of the Ponzi schemes
One of Allen Stanford’s victims said that Stanford was worse than Bernie Madoff, who has just died, because Stanford targeted middle-class investors. “He stole more than millions,” the victim said, “he stole our lives as we knew them.”
IFC REVIEW: Has the terrible COVID-19 Pandemic Any Upsides?
With new vaccines finally coming online and the impact of extended lockdowns and better testing regimes, there is finally some light at the end of the tunnel after the terrible year that was 2020.
The Future Of Unexplained Wealth Orders
UWOs were intended to empower UK law enforcement agencies to attack the UK-based assets of high-net worth individuals with shady pasts who owned assets of questionable origin. They could also be used to target UK-held assets of politically exposed persons (PEPs) suspected of grand corruption in their home states.
In the UK, fraud runs rampant and victims are scorned
The fraud epidemic in the UK is now a national security threat, warns a venerable think tank.
NEWS: C5 Special DoJ 1MDB interview with Martin Kenney
At C5 virtual Geneva conference (23-25 March), Martin will be interviewing Deborah Connor, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Chief of the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, about the ongoing asset recovery effort in the famous #1MDB case.
Expert Viewpoint: The U.S.’s new law to “ban” shell companies
The new U.S. Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which passed in late 2020 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, makes seemingly significant changes to the information required when incorporating a company in the U.S.
HMRC deserves a pat on the back for handing out record AML fines
The UK’s tax authorities should be congratulated on levying large fines against businesses that have breached strict anti-money laundering regulations.