Don’t rely on passage of time to hide wealth, UK SFO warns
By Martin Coyle ( August 24, 2026, 08:23 GMT | Insight) -- White-collar criminals can’t rely on time elapsing to avoid repaying the proceeds of crime, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office warned on Monday. “Criminals convicted of economic crimes should never assume that the passage of time protects their illicit wealth," SFO senior official Matthew Wagstaff said.White-collar criminals can’t rely on time elapsing to avoid repaying the proceeds of crime, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office warned on Monday....
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