Bill Baker KC and Marianne Alton Prosecute Multi-Million Pound Money Laundering Trial

Bill Baker KC and Marianne Alton prosecute the multi-million pound money laundering trial which is currently running at Bolton Crown Court.

It is alleged that an organised criminal gang collected £14 million to £30 million of cash from crime and laundered it.

Cash was smuggled out of the country hidden in clothes in suitcases on flights to Dubai and not declared to the authorities here as is required by law.

On arrival in Dubai cash was declared to give it the appearance of being legitimate as no investigation was carried out into its source.

The cash was then paid into banks in Dubai from where it could be transferred anywhere in the world for its criminal owners.

Before the trial two men pleaded guilty. During the trial a third defendant pleaded guilty. The trial continues for five defendants.

It is the first of a series of trials.

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For more information, or to instruct Bill Baker KC or Marianne Alton, please contact Director of Clerking, David Wright.