Unexplained Wealth Orders - £10million Seized From "Cleanskin"

The National Crime Agency ("NCA") has announced the surrender of around £10million of property in what is being hailed a major victory against some of northern England's most dangerous criminals, following its application for an unexplained wealth order ("UWO"). 

Mr Mansoor Mahood Hussain, aged 40, has no criminal convictions, but investigators say they had intelligence linking him to serious gangsters, but were unable to obtain the detailed evidence needed to charge him with money laundering. Such individuals are known as "cleanskins", those who appear to be legitimate but assist the underworld in various criminal acts, most notably money laundering. 

Mr Hussain apparently allowed gangsters to clean their money through his developed portfolio whilst he posed as a legitimate businessman. The NCA has announced that Mr Hussain has given up fighting the case against him and has agreed a settlement in which he has handed over the majority of his empire, including