Woman takes son to court over ‘hidden assets’
The ex-wife of a Russian oligarch, who received a UK record divorce settlement, is taking her son to the High Court after claiming he is helping his father hide assets from her.Tatiana Akhmedova was awarded £453 million of Farkhad Akmedov's wealth by the High Court in London in 2016 but
French scammers target UK companies
A number of British companies have reported being duped by French scammers claiming to be professional buyers for hotels and distribution firms.Details of several examples of attempted fraud have been given to the Daily Mail where companies would be approached with orders on credit in an attempt to obtain the
Open Source Intelligence – it’s surprising what you can find
Sky News has published a fascinating podcast going behind the scenes of one of their shared Open Source investigations.It tells the story of how the broadcaster collaborated with The Guardian, Bellingcat and Lighthouse Reports to investigate the UK arms trade and go on to reveal that Russian special forces are
Can you spot the fake?
The UK's largest pawnbroker has revealed the most commonly copied designer brands after revealing that over £3 billion is unwittingly spent on fake consumer items each year.H&T Pawnbrokers researched Google search volumes for fake alternatives to luxury designer brands and discovered that Yeezy, Balenciaga, Rolex, RayBan and Gucci were the top five
Car dealer warns about Bounce Back Loan scams
A car dealer in Scotland is warning business owners to be on their guard after he almost parted with a £40,000 Porsche in a Bounce Back Loan scam.Jim Bogan, who is a partner and director at a prestige used car sales business in Airdrie, posted a video on Facebook with the
Millions of sub-standard face masks seized at Heathrow
Millions of sub-standard face masks and thousands of fake hand sanitisers have been seized at Heathrow Airport since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to London Trading Standards.They say 2.25 million did not comply with safety standards with a further 4.25 million needing label amendments before being allowed into the
Conflict speaking at virtual security conference
Conflict International's US Operations Director, Stephen Komorek, will be speaking as part of a virtual security conference being held online next month.The event is Redefining Security; Are You Going to be Part of the Past or a Part of the Future? It is organised by Global Security Connection and features dozens
Asset tracing benefiting from remote working
Many aspects of life have been affected by the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but some aspects of asset tracing may have become easier due to remote working.An article for US-based Law360.com has picked up on an area where Conflict International is already flourishing, in streamlining asset investigations by making most of
Billionaire releases footage of nephew in legal row
Billionaire Sir Frederick Barclay has released CCTV footage of what he claims is his nephew installing a bugging device at the Ritz hotel in London.It is the latest salvo in a bitter legal battle between Sir Frederick and three members of his brother Sir David Barclay's family who he accuses of
Court hears business tycoon blackmailed over sex videos
A court has heard how a high profile business tycoon was blackmailed over sex videos involving his transgender son.Jack Gibson, 27, is accused of blackmailing both by threatening to release the videos to the media unless he was paid. The identities of the alleged blackmail victims have not been disclosed and
