New UK anti-corruption unit plans close ties with banks

The International Corruption Unit, created this year by the UK government, has unveiled ambitious plans to enlist banks to help in the fight against global corruption. Nick Kochan reports

Jon Benton of the International Corruption Unit

The UK government has streamlined its fight against corrupt foreign politicians and their advisers, who use the City of London to launder stolen assets. It has created a new body, the International Corruption Unit (ICU), within the UK’s National Crime Agency. The ICU brings together branches of each of the police forces that cover London: the City of London Police’s Overseas Anti-Corruption Unit; and the Metropolitan Police’s Proceeds of Corruption Unit.

The new force is making an unprecedented

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