Illinois Lawyer Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Sophisticated Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
On April 5th Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office, the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA), announced the official takedown of Hydra, the world’s largest illegal darknet marketplace.
HONG KONG’S PERSONAL DATA LAW ARE SUPER STRICT
WHAT THEY MEAN FOR INVESTIGATIONS
The Hong Kong Police Commissioner’s use of the ‘No Consent Regime’ to encourage three banks to freeze customer bank accounts, in circumstances where the banks had no independent suspicion of unlawful activity by bank account holders, was unlawful. The decision is relevant for a bank which receives information from the police about a customer’s account where the bank has no prior suspicions of its own: Tam Sze Leung & ors v Commissioner of Police [2021] HKCFI 3118.
When using research to help inform decisions during investigations, decision makers must understand its legitimate use and limitations.
Earlier this year, the Republic of Malta quietly passed the the Online Publication of Court Judgments Conferment of Functions Regulations, 2021 Act., which means that Maltese Court documents become unreliable sources of information on a target individual.
Cryptocurrency fraud: interim judgement entered against persons unknown in British High Court
Chinese company names and ID numbers contain a wealth of useful information on the companies and individuals they describe. Learn how to use them.
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