Yearly Archives: 2015

• British fugitive fraudster arrested in South Africa

  14th May 2015 | News Releases

  Raymond Nevitt, was convicted and sentenced in 2008 to 3 years, 9 months’ imprisonment and is facing extradition proceedings after having fled the UK.

• Convicted boiler-room fraudster sentenced to four more years

  13th May 2015 | News Releases

  Brian O’Brien was sent to prison for an additional four years’, by Westminster Magistrates’ Court, for failing to pay his confiscation order.

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  12th May 2015 | News Releases

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• Former Alstom Director faces UK corruption charges

  12th May 2015 | News Releases

  Further charges have been brought as part of the SFO’s ongoing investigation of Alstom Network UK Ltd.  In addition to the charges that were announced as part of phase three in April this year, the SFO has charged Jean-Daniel Lainé and he appeared this morning, together with Michael John Anderson, 54, and representatives of Alstom […]

• Guilty plea in multi-million pound energy corruption case

  11th May 2015 | News Releases

  Graham Marchment pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court on 11 May 2015 and was sentenced to 2.5 years imprisonment for his role in the conspiracy.

• Ponzi fraudster sentenced

  22nd Apr 2015 | News Releases

  David Dixon, the creator of a multi-million pound Ponzi fraud was sentenced, at Southwark Crown Court, to a total of three years and ten months imprisonment.

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  16th Apr 2015 | News Releases

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• Alstom to face further criminal charges

  16th Apr 2015 | News Releases

  Charges have been brought by the SFO against Alstom Network UK Ltd and an Alstom employee in phase three of its ongoing investigation.

• Ponzi scheme creator pleads guilty

  23rd Mar 2015 | News Releases

  David Dixon, the creator of a Ponzi scheme that inflicted millions of pounds worth of losses, pleaded guilty to five fraud related offences.

• Stuart Jones found not guilty

  18th Mar 2015 | News Releases

  The former head of marketing of JJB Sports plc, Stuart Jones, was today found not guilty of one count of aiding and abetting the use of a false instrument.

• SFO is investigating Bank of England liquidity auctions

  5th Mar 2015 | News Releases

  The SFO is investigating material referred to it by the Bank of England concerning liquidity auctions during the financial crisis in 2007 and 2008.

• SFO opens investigation into green investment company

  25th Feb 2015 | News Releases

  The SFO has opened a criminal investigation into alleged fraud concerning Global Forestry Investments and Global Forex Investments.