iSanctuary Foundation

iSanctuary Foundation is a not-for-profit which supports non-government organisations, and others, to identify and expose corruption and other financial crimes.

iSanctuary Foundation case studies

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Exposing corruption and money laundering: iSanctuary's investigation of a former Soviet Union actor's illicit activities.

Our client, an international charitable civil society organisation, commissioned iSanctuary to undertake a specific brief to research, investigate and provide evidence to support a private prosecution or private legal action against a corrupt actor from a country in the former Soviet Union who used the UK and other countries to launder the proceeds of their crime(s). <br /><br /> Working with civil society partners and counsel we undertook a comprehensive intelligence-gathering exercise to identify a potential subject for investigation, and identify real estate acquired possibly with criminal proceeds. <br /><br /> Having identified a potential subject, we initiated an investigation to gather evidence to support a prosecution, i.e. to support the assertion that the property in the UK they had acquired represented the proceeds of corruption. Our investigation included a review of significant volumes of documents and electronic media using in-house and proprietary document management systems. <br /><br /> Several European state actors were identified as having links to the suspected criminality arising from a series of corrupt business transactions connected to infrastructure projects. We assembled a compelling prime facie case for action, and we are currently awaiting a decision on the next steps.
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George Simpson
“This is a really innovative and important project requiring careful planning and execution in order to deliver the desired outcome – We have overcome several legal hurdles to get to this stage and are delighted to have made such significant progress to reach this stage.”
George Simpson

Director of operations, investigations and regulation services
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Uncovering hidden assets: iSanctuary's financial investigation supports UK sanctions against Angola's former regime members.

Our client, a UK human rights charitable organisation, was seeking to make a case to present to the UK Government (HM Treasury) for the imposition of sanctions against members of the former regime under José Eduardo dos Santos of Angola. <br /> <br /> iSanctuary was instructed to undertake a financial investigation to establish whether specific individuals had real estate in the UK which, if confirmed, would strengthen the case for the imposition of sanctions by the UK against the individuals in question. <br /> <br /> We undertook extensive research in relation to the persons against whom the sanctions were being sought, utilising financial investigation skills to analyse corporate relationships and open-source intelligence (OSINT) research, including mapping and geo-location analysis to identify potential properties being used/owned by the subjects of the investigation. <br /> <br /> We identified several high-value London properties linked to one of the subjects; the information we gathered enabled the client to present a compelling case to HM Treasury for consideration.
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George Simpson
“We recognise the importance of undertaking ‘not for profit’ cases, working with NGOs and civil society organisations in the third sector to support efforts to combat the damage done by insidious enablers and beneficiaries of corruption across the world. As a global financial centre, the UK is the destination of choice for many of the world’s corrupt elites and efforts by civil society groups, such as our client, are an essential counterbalance to such criminal activities.”
George Simpson

Director of operations, investigations and regulation services

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