Yearly Archives: 2019
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Three individuals acquitted as SFO confirms DPA with Güralp Systems Ltd
20th Dec 2019 | Case UpdatesCansun Güralp, Andrew Bell and Natalie Pearce were today acquitted of conspiracy to make corrupt payments in relation to payments made to a South Korean public official between 2002 and 2015 as the SFO confirms a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with Güralp Systems Ltd.
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SFO charges former Serco directors with fraud
16th Dec 2019 | Case UpdatesThe Serious Fraud Office has charged two individuals with fraud and false accounting in relation to its investigation into Serco’s electronic monitoring contract with the Ministry of Justice.
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SFO confirms investigation into suspected bribery at Glencore group of companies
5th Dec 2019 | Case UpdatesFollowing the announcement by Glencore PLC, the SFO confirms it is investigating suspicions of bribery in the conduct of business by the Glencore group of companies, its officials, employees, agents and associated persons.
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Solar panel fraudsters ordered to pay £413,206.10 compensation to victims
27th Nov 2019 | Case UpdatesTwo men who scammed millions of pounds from 760 vulnerable victims in a fraudulent solar panel scheme have today been ordered to pay confiscation totalling £413,206.10.
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Court orders Alstom Network UK Ltd to pay £16.4 million
25th Nov 2019 | Case UpdatesAlstom Network UK Ltd has today been ordered to pay a total of £16.4 million for conspiracy to corrupt relating to a contract to supply trams in Tunisia. This sentence comprises £15 million in fines and £1.4 million in costs.
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Ponzi fraudster’s assets confiscated
31st Oct 2019 | Case UpdatesThe SFO has today confiscated the realisable assets of Nicholas Levene, the former City trader who was found guilty of fraud in 2012. When Levene was handed a confiscation order in March 2013, due to bankruptcy proceedings, his available realisable assets totalled £1. Today, the SFO has confiscated approximately £118,000 of Levene’s assets.
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SFO concludes investigation into LIBOR manipulation
18th Oct 2019 | Case UpdatesThe Serious Fraud Office today announced the closure of its investigation into LIBOR manipulation. Following a thorough investigation and a detailed review of the available evidence, there will be no further charges brought in this case.
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Serial “Phoenix” fraudster jailed for over 9 years after 15 years on the run
18th Sep 2019 | Case UpdatesChristopher Woodhead’s decade and a half on the run has ended, following an enforcement hearing at Leeds Magistrates’ Court today.
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Saunders Electrical fraudsters ordered to pay over £7million
10th Sep 2019 | Case UpdatesJolan Saunders and Michael Strubel, former company executives at Saunders Electrical Wholesalers Ltd, have this week been ordered to pay confiscation orders totalling £7,393,663.33.
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Currency fraudster Peter Chapman ordered to pay £441,944.38
5th Sep 2019 | Case UpdatesPeter Chapman, a former manager of polymer banknote manufacturer Securency PTY Ltd, was today ordered to pay a confiscation order of £441,944.38.
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Sara Lawson QC speaking at Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime 2019
3rd Sep 2019 | SpeechesSara Lawson QC, General Counsel of the Serious Fraud Office, speaking at the Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime 2019
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Lisa Osofsky speaking at Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime 2019
2nd Sep 2019 | SpeechesLisa Osofsky, Director of the Serious Fraud Office speaking at the Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime 2019