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The government has credited two forensic accountants with bringing down a tattoo business that was allegedly laundering money from criminal activities.
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Forensic accountants ‘instrumental’ in busting money laundering business
30 July 2019
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Minister for Police and Emergency Services Mick Gentleman said the successful operations sent a strong message to criminal gangs.
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“The ACT government funded two forensic accountants who were instrumental in the business shutdown, along with our broader funding for Taskforce Nemesis. We are equipping ACT Policing with the tools and resources they need to combat organised crime,” Mr Gentleman said.
“ACT Policing will work to shut down your activities and cut off your ill-gotten gains. If you are a member or associate of an organised crime group, you will be targeted by police and likely find yourself in prison.”
Attorney-General Gordon Ramsay said the shutdown and seizure demonstrated how the ACT’s laws helped to disrupt criminal gangs and deprived criminals of the proceeds of crime.
“The government’s thorough legal framework designed to dismantle and tackle organised crime through the confiscation of criminal assets is clearly working,” Minister Ramsay said.
“These measures will continue to disrupt organised crime groups by preventing their capacity to invest illegally obtained funds into what appear to be legitimate businesses.
“Our legislation has strengthened public safety in our community and is helping ensure that organised crime groups do not escape justice.”
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