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When fraud is discovered, it is often the case the money is
long gone and well hidden. We have located alleged fraudsters
and when serving them with an Order to freeze assets, they have
actually smiled and made it clear that if necessary they will
do their time in jail, but that they will never give up the
money.
As one put it, ‘Two or three years for £2million.
Where else can I earn money like that?’
Such bravado may diminish once they see the inside of a Courtroom,
but many do not ‘crack’ and begin to cooperate.
Others, for a variety of reasons, simply never make it to
the Court. Often a client will be more concerned with recovering
stolen funds, than exacting justice, which is likely to be
costly and time consuming.
When the paper trail fails to assist in recovery, it is sometimes
necessary to employ other investigative measures.
Our brave £2million fraudster was placed under surveillance
for a month. He was monitored, round the clock for seven days
a week. The information fed to us from the surveillance, provided
leads for further investigations. These led us eventually
to a large and valuable country property, a superb 30m yacht
and a cash rich lap dancing club.
Our clients never recovered the entire sum lost, but gained
immense satisfaction in removing from him most of his ill
gotten gains and went some considerable way in reducing their
losses.
If
you have a similar problem call +44 (0)20 7868 1663. We may
be able to help.
