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Defendants’ assets confiscated in complex fraud and money laundering case
Confiscation proceedings against Roy Jeanne and Michael Timms, who were sentenced to lengthy prison sentences in January 2024 for dishonesty offences targeting the Jersey Mutual Insurance Company, have now concluded
Confiscated funds shared with UK Home Office
His Majesty’s Attorney General Mark Temple KC has recently assisted the Crown Prosecution Service by sharing more than £397,000 in confiscated funds with the United Kingdom.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overturns Jersey’s first declaration of incompatibility with human rights law
Jersey’s Attorney General, Mark Temple KC, and the Jersey Competent Authority, the Minister for Treasury and Resources, have succeeded in a landmark appeal
Jersey’s first Deferred Prosecution Agreement – publication of related documents
The Royal Court made a declaration that it is in the interests of justice for the Attorney General to enter into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with Afex Offshore
Return of more than £230,000 to the US for the Kingdom of Thailand
His Majesty’s Attorney General has recently assisted the United States Department of Justice by returning more than £230,000
Return of £829,500 to Republic of Mozambique confirmed
Jersey's Attorney General and the Vice-Attorney General of Mozambique have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to return over £829,500 to the Republic of Mozambique
Seizure of 1,100 kgs of cocaine on Jersey-registered vessel in the Caribbean
On 26 February 2024 Jersey’s Attorney General, Mark Temple KC, was approached by French authorities carrying out anti-drugs smuggling patrols in the Caribbean
Return of more than £2 million of tainted funds to the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
His Majesty’s Attorney General, Mark Temple KC, has this week entered into an agreement to return over £2 million to Nigeria
Royal Court sentencing in £3m+ dishonesty case
Royal Court sentences handed down for dishonesty offences comprising money laundering, conspiracy to commit fraud, larceny and falsification of accounts
Forfeiture of US$8.9 million of tainted funds from Nigeria
The Royal Court grants the Attorney General's application to serve a forfeiture notice for US$8.9m of tainted property
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