DUBAI // In what British law-enforcement officials call “landmark” UAE-UK co-operation, an investigation is progressing here into the legitimacy of local assets owned by a British resident serving time for one of the biggest money laundering frauds in UK history.
Craig Johnson, 35, was sentenced in 2006 to 12 and a half years in prison, although British reporting restrictions prevented details of his case from being made public until now. After accomplices of Johnson were imprisoned in September, the true picture emerged of the outwardly respectable businessman.
Investigators say they believe Johnson’s assets in Dubai may be even more valuable than those already seized in the UK, which totalled more than £6 million (Dh31.5m).
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