Yearly Archives: 2012
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Four charged in Nigerian corruption investigation
17th Dec 2012 | News ReleasesPaul Jacobs, Bharat Sodha, Nidhi Vyas & Trevor Bruce were charged with conspiracy to corrupt in relation to the tax affairs of a Swift Group company.
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Weavering Hedge Fund: criminal charges
14th Dec 2012 | News ReleasesUlf Magnus Peterson, the founding director of Weavering Capital (UK) Limited, was charged with six offences in relation to an investment fraud.
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LIBOR: three arrested
11th Dec 2012 | News ReleasesToday the Serious Fraud Office executed search warrants in connection with the investigation into the manipulation of LIBOR.
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Stockbroker jailed for “Ponzi” fraud
5th Nov 2012 | News ReleasesFormer stockbroker, Nicholas Levene, was sentenced to 13 years after pleading guilty to fraud, false accounting and obtaining a money transfer by deception.
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Asil Nadir ordered to pay £5 million
2nd Nov 2012 | News ReleasesAsil Nadir was ordered to pay £5 million compensation to Polly Peck International Plc in respect of losses suffered by the company.
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Serious Fraud Office 2011-12 accounts
1st Nov 2012 | StatementsThe National Audit Office has today published the report on the 2011-12 accounts of the SFO, in respect to the redundancy terms of Phillippa Williamson.
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Kaupthing Bank
15th Oct 2012 | News ReleasesThe Director of the Serious Fraud Office has discontinued the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collapse of Icelandic bank Kaupthing hf
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Revised policies
9th Oct 2012 | StatementsThe Serious Fraud Office has revised its policies on facilitation payments, business expenditure (hospitality) and corporate self-reporting.
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Firearms merchant jailed for “Ponzi” style fraud
17th Sep 2012 | News ReleasesAndrew Litt, former director of D J Litt (Firearms) Limited, was sentenced after pleading guilty to fraudulent trading in relation to a “Ponzi” style fraud.
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Cambridge Symposium 2012
3rd Sep 2012 | SpeechesDavid Green CB QC, Director, at the Cambridge International Symposium, Jesus College, Cambridge.
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Three jailed for £10 million fraud on Majorca ex-pats
31st Aug 2012 | News ReleasesJohn Hirst, Richard Pollet and Linda Hirst were sentenced to up to nine years’ in prison, for their roles in an investment fraud relating to Giller Inc.
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Asil Nadir sentenced
23rd Aug 2012 | News ReleasesAsil Nadir has been sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment. This follows his conviction this week of the theft of nearly £29m from Polly Peck International.