Yearly Archives: 2017

• SFO Annual Report and Accounts

  19th Jul 2017 | Statements

  The SFO Annual Report and Accounts for 2016-17 has been laid before Parliament today.

• SFO confirms investigation into Amec Foster Wheeler

  11th Jul 2017 | News Releases

  The SFO has opened an investigation into the activities of Amec Foster Wheeler plc and any predecessor companies owning or controlling the Foster Wheeler business.

• ‘Arboretum Sports’ fraudster sentenced to additional two years

  11th Jul 2017 | News Releases

  David Gerald Dixon had his default prison sentence of two years activated by the court today for failure to pay a £275,000 confiscation order. 

• Car sale fraudster sentenced to additional 27 months

  28th Jun 2017 | News Releases

  Nigel Thorne had his default sentence of 27 months’ imprisonment activated yesterday for failure to pay a £198,090.60 confiscation order.

• Bank of England liquidity auctions

  23rd Jun 2017 | News Releases

  The SFO has closed the investigation into the conduct of liquidity auctions held by the Bank of England during the financial crisis in 2007 and 2008.

• SFO charges in Barclays Qatar capital raising case

  20th Jun 2017 | News Releases

  The SFO has today charged Barclays Plc and four individuals with conspiracy to commit fraud and the provision of unlawful financial assistance.

• SFO seeks information from investors in storage pod schemes

  22nd May 2017 | News Releases

  The SFO has opened an investigation into investments made by the Capita Oak Pension and Henley Retirement Benefit schemes, SIPPS and others.

• SFO confirms investigation into Petrofac Ltd.

  12th May 2017 | Case Updates

  The SFO is investigating Petrofac Ltd, its subsidiaries, and their officers, employees and agents for suspected bribery, corruption and money laundering.

• Charges in the F.H. Bertling Ltd investigation

  2nd May 2017 | News Releases

  The Serious Fraud Office has charged logistics and freight operations company F.H. Bertling Ltd and four individuals.

• Investigation opened into KBR, Inc.

  28th Apr 2017 | News Releases

  The SFO has opened an investigation into the activities of KBR, Inc’s UK subsidiaries, their officers, employees and agents.

• SFO agrees Deferred Prosecution Agreement with Tesco

  10th Apr 2017 | News Releases

  Following today’s Regulatory News Service announcement by Tesco Plc, the SFO confirms that it has entered into a DPA with Tesco Stores Limited.

• Two acquitted in Libor trial

  6th Apr 2017 | Case Updates

  Stylianos Contogoulas and Ryan Michael Reich were acquitted by a jury of Conspiracy to Defraud charges at Southwark Crown Court today following a retrial.