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09 March 2020
Crime & Fraud Cases

New instructions for Lewis Nedas Fraud/Regulatory and Serious Crime Teams

09 March 2020
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Crime & Fraud Cases

Fraud/ Regulatory

1.) Jeffrey Lewis advises:

a.) Upon a major FCA investigation into an allegation of insider dealing. The client is a successful businessman;
b.) Advises a Company Director who is accused of facilitating Large scale money laundering between the USA and UK (this is an NCA investigation).
c.) A finance professional investigated by HMRC concerning alleged irregularities in the finances of a well-known charity.

2.) Miles Herman has been instructed in a series of HMRC prosecutions concerning the evasion of import duty.

3.) Siobhain Egan advises a senior FX trader sacked from his employment as a result of alleged gross misconduct following several issues concerning a series of trades, the matter has been referred to the FCA for investigation.

4.) Siobhain Egan also advises upon the following cases:

a.) The remaining Director of a European based company, which was a victim of the Unaoil conspiracy (US DOJ investigation only).
b.) Advises a Director of an established construction services supply company, subject to HMRC special investigation by HMRCs organised crime group investigation unit.
c.) Advises a Director of a successful hospitality business, investigated by HMRC in relation to a VAT fraud ( Criminal )investigation spanning over 10 years.

Crime

1.) Keith Wood represents a client accused of involvement in a conspiracy to facilitate the unlawful immigration of 39 Vietnamese individuals, who tragically died in the lorry bringing them to the UK. This case has attracted both national and international publicity.

2.) Keith Wood, Unan Choudhury, Sean Reilly are each instructed to represent individuals in separate conspiracies to steal high-end luxury motor vehicles.

3.) Miles Herman and Dele Johnson defend clients in separate large scale high volume Class A drugs supply conspiracies.

4.) Siobhain Egan represents:

a.) A University student studying at one of the UK's leading universities faces two allegations of rape to be tried by the University’s Disciplinary Panel;
b.) An academic to be tried for offences concerning historic abuse allegations;
c.) A senior professional man accused of extreme and child pornography offences;
d.) A Senior Manager of a FTSE 200 company investigated following an allegation of rape of an employee.

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