Push to improve Vic crime confiscation law
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It will be harder for Victorian criminals to hide the proceeds of crime in mortgages, or close bank accounts to thwart police investigations, under a plan to close confiscation-law loopholes.
Attorney-General Martin Pakula will on Tuesday introduce an amendment that will make it harder for criminals to hang on to houses purchased through loans repaid with ill-gotten gains.
The bill will also give police the power to investigate recently closed bank accounts when criminals withdraw cash to try and hide their wealth.
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It will also be easier for police to get groups or organisations declared a criminal organisation.
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