The Treasury’s scheme gets cash to firms quickly. That makes it perfect for fraudsters, says Emma Dunkley. When the BBC called last month to warn that he was the victim of a £50,000 fraud, Mark Telling thought it was a prank. “I was at work and, to be honest, I thought it was a bit of a wind-up,” said Telling, 47. The truth was less amusing. Criminals.....
In June this year, Tellings Home Made Furniture Service "borrowed" £50,000 from a government Covid bail-out scheme. There was just one problem. The company isn't real - the loan went to a criminal gang, who will never pay it back. Mark Telling, though, does exist and had no idea a company had been set up in his name. When we told him his personal details.....
As the cannabis industry continues to grow, how do businesses make sense of its many product uses and their questionable legality (which regulators have, overall, yet to comment on) as well as the industry’s varied supply chain? How do businesses involved in the cannabis industry know who they’re doing business with and who their customers’ customers.....
Acuris Risk Intelligence to integrate its world-class database into Quantifind’s AI platform London, 13 May 2019 – Acuris Risk Intelligence, a trusted and independent provider of data intelligence for anti-money laundering, anti-corruption and cyber security professionals, today announces its partnership with technology company Quantifind,.....
Acuris, the BC Partners and GIC-backed provider of global data, intelligence, research and analysis has acquired Blackpeak, the investigative research firm. Co-founded by Jack Clode and Chris Leahy in 2011, Blackpeak has grown to become a premier provider of complex due diligence, research and investigation services, particularly in relation to.....
