“In criminal cases, the research shows that what deters people is not the thought of how heavy a sentence will be, it’s how likely they are to get caught.”
Our partner Matt Getz shares his thoughts with Law360’s Christopher Crosby on the UK government’s increasing use of sanctions to target criminals, online scam operators and illicit cryptocurrency networks.
The article explores how the expansion of sanctions beyond their traditional foreign policy role is creating a growing stream of work for white-collar lawyers, while also prompting debate about their effectiveness, impact on due process and broader rule of law considerations, including whether sanctions are an effective deterrent to sophisticated criminal networks.
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