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‘It would have twisted her into doing something;’ former partner of woman who laundered £1BN in VAT fraud scheme speaks out

By Dan Byrne for AMLi

The former partner of a known launderer has suggested that her wealthy family background may have been what “twisted” her into committing acts that eventually had her labelled one of Britain’s most wanted people.

When James Brooks (47) was a teenager, he met Sarah Panitzke – now one of the 21 individuals on the UK National Crime Agency’s (NCA’s) most wanted list, the only woman to appear there.

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