UK to invest £400m to crack down on economic crime

Three-year plan aims to crack down on money laundering, kleptocracy and sanctions evasion.

The new Economic Crime Plan 2 is set to bring in 475 new financial crime investigators, and will support new critical reforms to fight economic crimes. These include support for victims, and reinvesting illicit funds back into tackling economic crime. The £400m ($495m) investment required will, says the plan, be

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