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First money laundering prosecution for illegal poker den

16 April 2014

Enfield Council has become the first local authority in the United Kingdom to successfully prosecute for money laundering in relation to the running of an illegal poker den.

Read the Enfield Council press release (opens in new tab).

Update: On 3 June, 2014, a 33-year-old man was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for five offences of money laundering under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. Read Enfield Council press release (opens in new tab).

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