The National Crime Agency has obtained its second unexplained wealth order (UWO) to freeze three London homes, worth about £80 million, owned by an unnamed foreign official.
The National Crime Agency has demanded that the subject of the investigation, described a “politically exposed person“ explains the source of the assets involved.
The homes, held by offshore companies, cannot be sold or given a new owner until the investigation is over.
The UWOs were granted at the High Court last week.
They are a new anti-financial crime weapon targeted at foreign government officials from outside the Europ...