‘Smurfing’ is a money laundering technique by which criminals move large sums of money in a series of smaller transactions. By depositing smaller amounts separately, the criminal hope to avoid arousing suspicions that the money was acquired by nefarious means.
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When the police mention cell site evidence in an interview, most people do the same thing: they Google it. And what they quickly discover is that cell site analysis isn’t the precise, pinpoint location tool it is often believed to be. At Harewood Law, we deal with cell site evidence regularly, and we work with […]
Following a recent case involving indecent images, our instructing solicitors commented of us: “We always receive a prompt and efficient service, but what is particularly helpful is the opening of other avenues of enquiry which hadn’t been previously considered”. A mobile telephone and tablet computer were seized from a defendant and charges of making and […]
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Shortened forensic reports whether that be SFR1s (Streamlined Forensic Report Stage 1), Abbreviated Forensic Statements or Results Reports are being encountered with increasing regularity in cases involving DNA and more widely amongst different areas of forensic science. These short report formats give the results of the DNA analyses undertaken, often in a piecemeal approach. Sometimes, […]
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Footwear mark examinations can vary enormously, from simply coding the ‘pattern type’ of a mark and a suspect’s shoes (to determine if they are worthy of further work), to carrying out full evidential comparisons. In recent years, an increasing number of police footwear mark units have gained UKAS accreditation and have the expertise to produce […]
