June 2023
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SFO intercepts funds from sanctioned bank to return to international fraud victims
16th Jun 2023 | News ReleasesThe Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will recover over £500,000 for the victims of a worldwide email fraud, after freezing money bound for a sanctioned Lebanese bank and securing High Court approval to use the unique case to trial a new approach to victim reparation. The money was stolen from victims through a scam orchestrated by […]
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Serious Fraud Office charges former CEO and CFO of London Mining Plc with bribery
16th Jun 2023 | News ReleasesToday, at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged London Mining Plc Chief Executive Officer Graeme Hossie, Chief Financial Officer Rachel Rhodes and international business consultant Ariel Armon with conspiring to make multiple corrupt payments to secure preferential treatment in Sierra Leone. London Mining Plc had operations in Brazil, China, Colombia, Greenland, Saudi […]
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Serious Fraud Office charges three directors with fraud for forestry investment in Costa Rica
14th Jun 2023 | News ReleasesToday, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged former company directors Stephen Greenaway, Paul Laver and Matthew Pickard with fraud in relation to a collapsed scheme where 3,500 UK investors lost millions of pounds. For over eight years, Ethical Forestry Ltd operated tree plantations in Costa Rica and sold investments, starting at £12,000, in fast-growing […]