The sour truth of Oxford Street’s candy shop curse

The US candy stores of Oxford Street: business rates unpaid, illegal goods seized and money laundering exposed. The Evening Standard’s Anthony France discusses the criminality behind some of the American sweet shops along the capital’s most popular shopping promenade, and how authorities are fighting back against them. In this episode:The shops selling counterfeit goodsHow Anthony was “stonewalled” by staffWestminster Council owed millions in unpaid business ratesHow some stores are ‘cleaning’ laundered moneyHow fewer checks are needed to open a business than to apply for a library cardThe legitimate stores being impactedFollow us on Twitter #TheLeaderPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.