Yearly Archives: 2024

• Serious Fraud Office makes three arrests in new care home fraud investigation

  12th Mar 2024 | News Releases

  The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today raided two sites and made three arrests across the south of England as part of a new investigation into an alleged £76 million fraud involving luxury care homes.

• SFO secures conviction of former MoD official for taking £70k in secret kickbacks

  6th Mar 2024 | News Releases

  Today at Southwark Crown Court, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) secured the conviction of former Ministry of Defence (MoD) official Jeffrey Cook for misconduct in public office, by taking secret payments in exchange for commissioning work from offshore consultants for the MoD.

• Serious Fraud Office raids three properties and makes four arrests in new £140m property fraud investigation

  21st Feb 2024 | News Releases

  The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today raided three residences and made four arrests in Merseyside and Greater Manchester as it announced it is investigating Signature Group, a business that attracted over a thousand UK and international investors in the redevelopment of iconic landmarks including Belfast’s Scottish Mutual Building and the Coal Exchange in Cardiff.

• SFO charges two former Petrofac senior executives with bribery

  16th Feb 2024 | News Releases

  The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today charged two former Petrofac senior executives Marwan Chedid and George Salibi, with bribery. 

• Director Ephgrave’s speech at RUSI 13 February 2024

  13th Feb 2024 | News Releases

  On Tuesday 13 February 2024, Nick Ephgrave QPM gave his first public speech as Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to an audience which included representatives from the media, the UK criminal justice sector and law enforcement partners, at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London.

• Convicted fraudster sentenced following third name change

  13th Feb 2024 | News Releases

  Today at Southwark Crown Court, convicted fraudster David Hardie, formerly known as David Black and David Diaz, received a 16 month custodial sentence (suspended for two years) for breaching an order obtained by the Serious Fraud Office which required him to notify the authority about any name changes.

• Serious Fraud Office charges two company directors over £88m car lease scheme

  19th Jan 2024 | News Releases

  The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today charged former company directors Reginald Larry-Cole and Scott Martin with fraud in relation to the nationwide car leasing scheme, Buy2Let Cars, which attracted hundreds of British savers to pay in around £88 million.