Advisers used by criminals to hide assets - papers 6th July

According to the paper, high-ranking police officers told MPs in a number of cases under investigation, "professional" advisers, including accountants, independent financial advisers and solicitors, had "assisted and advised criminals to conceal assets and avoid attention". Jane Earl, director of the Assets Recovery Agency, which was set up to seize criminals' assets, told the Commons Northern Ireland affairs committee that Ulster's criminal gangs were adopting a "business-like approach" to their activities, spreading their investments across borders and into various sectors, including t...