White-collar crime not as simple as legislation suggests, says one top expert

Meanwhile, pollster says Tories are pumping up crime agenda in the media to create a wedge issue between them and the opposition parties.

The Conservative government's new white-collar crime legislation to bring in mandatory minimum jail sentences could make it more difficult for victims to reclaim misappropriated assets because it would limit the ability of prosecutors to negotiate plea bargains, and more cases would go through le...

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