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Nicola Laver

Editor, Solicitors Journal

MONEY LAUNDERING

1 Jan 2019News

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MONEY LAUNDERING

By Nicola Laver

A Cheshire-based conveyancing solicitor has been jailed after years of processing property transactions for a criminal gang. Ross McKay was unanimously found guilty of three counts of money laundering at Manchester Crown Court and sentenced to seven years in prison on 4 January. The 39-year-old was admitted to the roll in 2004 and is still listed as a nonpractising solicitor on the Law Society's website. He will now be referred to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

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