Money Laundering Trial, Leeds Crown Court 2021 – Acquittal

This case began in 2016, a lengthy and complex investigation of an accountant who had been employed by a national firm.

The accountant had set up a complex web which involved multiple companies, various banks and resulted in just short of a million pounds being redirected to various different bank accounts, controlled by him but not necessarily directly linked to him on paper. The accountant was described as a professional fraudster who had been linked to various other frauds against companies.

The defendant who had no previous convictions and had previously been employed in the banking and finance sectors was said to have conspired with the accountant and assisted in moving hundreds of thousands of pounds via various accounts linked to her.

The defendant denied the offence at the outset and maintained a not guilty plea throughout.

The defendant was acquitted by a jury after trial. The four year ordeal was over. Ian Hudson of Park Square Barristers was instructed.