Serious Organised Crime Agency to take on carbon trading fraudster

Jessica Shankleman
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SOCA to pose as carbon traders in attempt to catch emissions allowance thieves

Investigators at the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) are to pose as carbon traders as part of efforts to catch criminals targeting the European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) following the high-profile...

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