"Britain features in his (Ibrahim's) criminal world as a place where he can launder money - a classic 'McMafia' tactic. He is thought to have property interests in a variety of southern English counties like Essex and Kent," Misha Glenny, who wrote the non-fiction book 'McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld' and is an executive producer on the TV series, told the newspaper. "'McMafia' is one of those things where you realise that fact is ahead of fiction. It's a really good portrayal of sharp-suited wealthy individuals, but follow the money and it ends up with a young girl getting trafficked for sex," he told 'The Times' in an interview. "When we get to you, we will come for you, for your assets and we will make the environment that you live in difficult," he warned.Unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) will require individuals suspected of serious crime or involvement in bribery or corruption to explain the source of property valued at more than 50,000 pounds.For the first time the UK law also extends recovery powers to cover "politically exposed persons" from countries outside the European Union (EU).The UK government estimates that about 90 billion pounds of illegal cash is laundered in Britain every year.

Source: Economic Times February 03, 2018 13:41 UTC