R v. A - Manchester Crown Court.
A confiscation case where we were instructed by an accountant who had been convicted of benefit fraud. The case was being pursued by the local authority which asserted criminal benefit to be assessed at £1.3 million. We investigated the matter and obtained documentary evidence which had a significant impact on our client case. An agreement was reached settling the benefit and realisable figure at £43,000.
In this particular instant there appeared to be a lot more criminality which had been identified by the prosecution, but not pursued. It was therefore in the interests of the defendant to settle matters by agreement and without a full hearing as the judge may well have taken account of that additional criminal activity and made his own finding on the benefit.
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