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NEWS: UK court upholds first SFO money laundering ‘tipping off’ conviction

Royal Courts of Justice, London. Picture: Wiimedia Commons

By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent

THE UK Court of Appeal has upheld the first conviction secured by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) against a solicitor for tipping off a client about a money laundering investigation.

The ruling also provides the first appellate guidance on the offence under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

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