Birmingham solicitor charged with money laundering

NEWS: Prominent ‘TikTok lawyer’ Akhmed Yakoob charged with money laundering offences - AML Intelligence

By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent THE UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has charged Akhmed Yakoob, a Birmingham solicitor and former political candidate, with money laundering offences. Akhmed Yakoob, 37, and accountant Nabeel Afzal, 38, each face three charges. These are: money laundering, encouraging money laundering, and failing to carry out customer due diligence when starting a business relationship. The charges follow an investigatio…

TikTok lawyer charged with money laundering - Legal Cheek

Akhmed Yakoob boasts over 200k social media followers A solicitor who shot to fame on TikTok has been charged with money laundering offences, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said. Akhmed Yakoob, a criminal defence specialist dubbed the “TikTok lawyer”, is a director at Birmingham firm Maurice Andrews Solicitors. Yakoob now faces three criminal charges and will appear before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 17 June. The NCA say Yakoob is “ac…

Birmingham solicitor charged with money laundering

Offences relate to an 11-month period from 2020 to 2021.