article_snippet.sent: Proceeds were then laundered through more than 100 bank accounts both in the UK and abroad.
article_snippet.sent: Huge sums of money were transferred between the conspirators, sent offshore or, were withdrawn in cash in the UK or abroad.
article_snippet.sent: Huge sums of money laundered or obtained through fraud by all of the defendants totalled £8,444,896.
article_snippet.sent: Not all bank accounts have been identified.
article_snippet.sent: The money was transferred into bank accounts held by members of the conspiracy or the conspiracy relatives before being withdrawn in cash or used to sustain the business, the court heard.
article_snippet.sent: When banks started raising concerns about the nature of the business, the gang opened accounts offshore in Belize and Panama where fewer questions were asked.