Yearly Archives: 2014

• UK printing company and two men found guilty in corruption trial

  22nd Dec 2014 | News Releases

  Smith and Ouzman Ltd and two employees were convicted today at Southwark Crown Court as a result of a Serious Fraud Office investigation…

• Guilty pleas in £50m investment fraud

  19th Dec 2014 | News Releases

  Richard Aston Clay, a former partner of Arck LLP, pleaded guilty today at Southwark Crown Court to three fraud charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office…

• Former JJB Sports head and co-defendants sentenced to total of 7 years

  15th Dec 2014 | News Releases

  Three individuals were today handed prison sentences following their convictions last month for fraud, furnishing false information and attempting to…

• City directors sentenced to 28 years in total for £23m green biofuel fraud

  8th Dec 2014 | News Releases

  Three men were sentenced today at Southwark Crown Court as a result of the Serious Fraud Office’s investigation and prosecution of Sustainable Growth…

• City directors convicted in £23m “Green biofuel” trial

  5th Dec 2014 | News Releases

  Three men were today convicted as part of the Serious Fraud Office’s investigation into Sustainable Growth Group (‘SGG’) including its subsidiary…

• SFO opens investigation into Solar Energy Savings Limited

  5th Dec 2014 | News Releases

  The SFO has opened a criminal investigation into Solar Energy Savings Limited and contracts that it entered into for the supply and fitting of domestic solar panels.

• Property investment fraudster ordered to serve an additional six years

  26th Nov 2014 | News Releases

  Teesside Magistrates’ Court today ordered that John Potts should serve a term of six years’ imprisonment for failure to pay a confiscation order.

• Three convicted in JJB trial

  20th Nov 2014 | News Releases

  Christopher Ronnie, David Ball and David Barrington were convicted as part of the Serious Fraud Office’s investigation into JJB Sports Plc.

• Enforcing the UK Bribery Act – The UK Serious Fraud Office’s Perspective

  17th Nov 2014 | Speeches

  Stuart Alford QC, Joint Head of Fraud, at the Anti-Corruption in Oil & Gas Conference 2014.

• Convicted fraudster ordered to pay £1.5m

  14th Nov 2014 | News Releases

  William Godley, a former director of investment firm Imperial Consolidated Group was ordered to pay £1.5m for his role in a global fund conspiracy

• High Court judgment in R v Evans and others

  14th Nov 2014 | News Releases

  The High Court has refused an application by the Serious Fraud Office for a Voluntary Bill of Indictment in the matter of R v Evans and others

• Tesco investigation

  30th Oct 2014 | News Releases

  The Director of the SFO has opened a criminal investigation into accounting practices at Tesco plc.