Yearly Archives: 2016

• Richard Kingston convicted and sentenced for destroying bribery and corruption evidence

  21st Dec 2016 | News Releases

  Richard Kingston was convicted of concealing, destroying or otherwise disposing of two mobile telephones, knowing or suspecting that the data stored on those phones would be relevant to the SFO’s inquiries.

• SFO closes Soma Oil & Gas investigation

  14th Dec 2016 | Case Updates

  The Director of the Serious Fraud Office has today closed the SFO’s investigation into Soma Oil & Gas Holdings Ltd, Soma Oil & Gas Exploration Limited, Soma Management Limited and others.

• US Department of Justice secondee

  9th Dec 2016 | News Releases

  The Criminal Division of the US DoJ is to second a lawyer to the UK for two years to work at the Financial Conduct Authority and the Serious Fraud Office.

• David Dixon ordered to pay confiscation

  14th Nov 2016 | News Releases

  Founder and creator of now defunct companies Arboretum Sports, David Gerald Dixon, has been ordered to pay a confiscation order of £275,000.

• GAIN 2016 – The Serious Fraud Office’s Current Direction and Enforcement Priorities

  27th Oct 2016 | Speeches

  Hannah von Dadelszen, Joint Head of Fraud, delivered a speech on the SFO’s priorities and its direction, at the TRACE Global Anti-Bribery In-House Network (GAIN) Conference today.

• Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPA): A Practical Guide by Defence and Prosecution

  17th Oct 2016 | Speeches

  Ben Morgan, Joint Head of Bribery and Corruption, at Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference 2016, London.

• Chief Operating Officer Appointment

  6th Oct 2016 | News Releases

  Following a recommendation from the HMCPSI the Director of the SFO has appointed Mark Thompson as its Chief Operating Officer.

• It’s time to talk: trust, relationships and the SFO

  15th Sep 2016 | Speeches

  Ben Morgan, Joint Head of Bribery and Corruption, at Global Investigations Review: Live, New York City, USA.

• Deferred Prosecution Agreements – the perspective from England and Wales

  14th Sep 2016 | Speeches

  Alun Milford, General Counsel, at the Handelsbatt Conference 2016.

• Charges in Tesco investigation

  9th Sep 2016 | News Releases

  The SFO charged three individuals, Carl Rogberg, Christopher Bush and John Scouler, with Fraud by Abuse of Position and False Accounting.

• Control Liability – Is it a good idea and does it work in practice?

  6th Sep 2016 | Speeches

  Alun Milford, General Counsel, at the Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime 2016, Jesus College, Cambridge.

• Cambridge Symposium 2016

  5th Sep 2016 | Speeches

  David Green CB QC, Director, at the Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime 2016, Jesus College, Cambridge.