HMRC issues record £23.8m fine for money laundering breaches
Today (7 January 2021), HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC) published the latest list of businesses handed fines for breaching strict regulations aimed at preventing criminals from laundering illicit cash. The list includes money transfer company MT Global Limited, which has been handed the largest ever fine issued by HMRC, for significant breaches of the regulations between July 2017 and December 2019 relating to: risk assessments and associated record-keeping policies, controls and procedures Nick Sharp, Deputy Director of Economic Crime, Fraud Investigation Service, HMRC, said: Businesses who...