UK FBI: NCA National Crime Agency, preventing or committing?

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The new boss Keith Bristow is friendly with the very people he's supposed to be investigating at Chatham House
Also a Warwickshire ROTARIAN = I mean
Totally unimpressed with his mesmeric interviews
Seems like an establishment fix up

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London 'preparing for up to 10 simultaneous terror attacks' in wake of Paris shootings
'We are ready if someone tries with seven, eight, nine, ten'

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/london-preparing-for-10 -simultaneous-terror-attacks-in-wake-of-paris-a6942861.html

Police in London have reportedly been ordered to prepare for as many as 10 terror attacks happening at once across the capital, in a dramatic escalation of the capital’s readiness in the wake of the Paris shootings.

Quoting a Government minister with knowledge of the proposals for enhanced security, the Sunday Times reported that police had made cracking down on firearms a top priority.

It comes after an alleged gang of gunrunners appeared in court charged with smuggling an “evil” shipment of 22 Czech-made assault rifles and nine sub-machine guns into Britain from Eastern Europe.

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The National Crime Agency (NCA), which was critical in the operation to arrest the suspects in that case, had reportedly been given new orders amid fears of a Paris-style attack involving terrorists returning from Syria using heavy weaponry.

The unnamed minister was quoted as saying: “We used to plan for three simultaneous attacks but Paris has shown that you need to be ready for more than that.

“We are ready if someone tries with seven, eight, nine, ten.”

According to the Sunday Times, army regiments outside London were also on standby to help the capital in the event of a major coordinated incident.

A spokeswoman for the NCA told the Independent the threat picture in the UK had “changed significantly” in the wake of recent attacks in Europe, including the Paris shootings.


“The Metropolitan Police are the lead force in London, but we continue to work with our partners both nationally and internationally,” she said.

Speaking to the Evening Standard, a Home Office spokesman said they do not comment on operational matters and matters of national security.

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Jason Yannacopoulos reviews the papers including bringing a story to our attention of a former KPMG partner Jeremy Outen, about to take control of a major UK National Crime Agency’s Economic Crime Command but thankfully failing security checks
http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/70586


Mystery as new crime unit boss quits 'after failing security checks'
Jeremy Outen named head of National Crime Agency's Economic Crime Command in April but has now withdrawn from the role
Said he quit for 'personal reasons' but reports he failed security checks
By ARTHUR MARTIN FOR THE DAILY MAIL and RUPERT STEINER FOR THE DAILY MAIL

PUBLISHED: 01:25, 20 August 2013 | UPDATED: 09:47, 20 August 2013
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2397674/Mystery-new-crime-unit -boss-Jeremy-Outen-quits-failing-security-checks.html

A senior fraud investigator put in charge of fighting financial crime at a new FBI-style police agency will not take up the job after claims he failed the security vetting.



Jeremy Outen, a former partner at KPMG earning around £580,000 a year, was named as head of the National Crime Agency’s Economic Crime Command in April.
Due to the role’s highly sensitive nature, he was put through extensive vetting with experts trawling through his financial affairs, employment and personal life.
Last night well-placed sources confirmed that Mr Outen had failed the process. One said: ‘He failed the direct vetting procedure which was a requirement of the job.
‘Mr Outen was given the option of going through the process again, but he declined.’
Last night, the former forensic accountant told the Daily Mail he withdrew from the role for ‘personal reasons’ but declined to reveal details.
Yesterday one report claimed his tax affairs had played a part in the decision. However, Mr Outen strenuously denied the allegation.
His departure comes two weeks after the resignation of Sir Ian Andrews, chairman of the Serious Organised Crime Agency, which will be rolled into the NCA when it launches this year.
Sir Ian quit after he failed to declare he owned a private company with his wife, who works for a global consultancy firm involved in security and investigations.
SOCA also faces damaging allegations that it failed to investigate City companies over the employment of corrupt private investigators.
Last night Mr Outen said: ‘The reason I’m leaving, or not joining, is entirely personal. It is personal to me and it is not something I really want to discuss.
‘I know that people want to know what it is but I am not going to tell anybody what it is and there we are.’
One report claimed Mr Outen quite over his tax affairs while the Home Office said he left for 'personal reasons'
When asked if it was because he failed the vetting, he said: ‘I can’t really talk about my vetting because the whole issue is surrounded by confidentiality which was imposed on me from the outset.
‘We are into difficult territory. What I am saying is I’ve withdrawn from the process and not the other way round, so you can work out from that that my vetting status isn’t the issue.’
Mr Outen added that he was ‘happy to deny categorically’ that his tax affairs were an issue.
‘I have not been involved in any tax avoidance, or any other such arrangements. I never have been,’ he said.
‘My tax affairs are very straightforward and I’m not aware that I am the subject of any investigation by the HMRC.’
When Mr Outen was appointed, Keith Bristow, director general of the NCA, said he was an ‘exceptional candidate’ who would be a major asset.
Home Secretary Theresa May added that Mr Outen had ‘the skills and experience to tackle the challenges posed by economic crime’.
Although he has never been a police officer, Mr Outen has worked closely with government departments and law enforcement agencies in investigating complex fraud cases at home and abroad.
A forensic accountant with KPMG for 21 years, his previous cases have included the collapses of Kuwait Investment Office’s investments in Spain and SBS-Agro in Moscow.
He has also investigated dormant Swiss bank accounts belonging to victims of Nazi persecution.
A spokesman for the Home Office said: ‘Jeremy Outen has decided not to take up the post for personal reasons. Steps are being taken to ensure this position is filled.’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2397674/Mystery-new-crime-unit -boss-Jeremy-Outen-quits-failing-security-checks.html