Category Archives: News Releases

• SFO opens investigation into London Capital & Finance Plc

  18th Mar 2019 | Case Updates

  The Serious Fraud Office, working in conjunction with the Financial Conduct Authority, has opened an investigation into individuals associated with London Capital & Finance Plc.

• SFO nets £1.52m from suspected Birmingham fraudster

  15th Mar 2019 | Case Updates

  The SFO has secured the forfeiture of over £1.5 million from convicted fraudster Nisar Afzal, 61, of Birmingham.

• Sara Lawson QC appointed as new SFO General Counsel

  25th Feb 2019 | News Releases

  Following a fair and open competition, the Serious Fraud Office is pleased to announce that Sara Lawson QC is to join the SFO as our new General Counsel in May.

• SFO closes GlaxoSmithKline investigation and investigation into Rolls-Royce individuals

  22nd Feb 2019 | Case Updates

  Today, the Director of the Serious Fraud Office announced the closure of the Rolls-Royce and GlaxoSmithKline cases.

• Former senior executive convicted in Petrofac investigation

  7th Feb 2019 | Case Updates

  David Lufkin, previously Global Head of Sales for Petrofac International Limited, pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates’ Court to eleven counts of bribery, contrary to sections 1(1) and 1(2) of the Bribery Act 2010.

• New senior appointments: Chief Intelligence Officer and Head of Corporate Services

  25th Jan 2019 | News Releases

  Following an open competition, the SFO has appointed two new members to its senior management team.

• Deferred Prosecution Agreement between the SFO and Tesco published

  23rd Jan 2019 | News Releases

  The SFO can now share in full the terms of a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) reached with Tesco Stores Ltd after reporting restrictions were lifted today.

• SFO opens investigation into Pinnacle Angelgate, North Point Pall Mall and New Chinatown

  17th Jan 2019 | News Releases

  In conjunction with Merseyside Police, as part of a joint investigation with North-West Regional Organised Crime Unit, search warrants were executed at a number of addresses across the UK today.

• Four more sentenced in FH Bertling trial

  11th Jan 2019 | News Releases

  The sentencing follows a 4 year investigation and prosecution by the SFO against individuals involved in bribery schemes to secure contracts for FH Bertling in Angola and the North Sea.

• Former Alstom Power Global Sales Director sentenced to 4.5 years for corruption

  21st Dec 2018 | News Releases

  Today, Nicholas Reynolds received 4 years and 6 months imprisonment for his part in a conspiracy to bribe officials in Lithuania’s Elektrenai power station and senior Lithuanian politicians in order to win two contracts worth €240 million.

• Further charge against individual in SFO’s Unaoil investigation

  21st Dec 2018 | Case Updates

  The Serious Fraud Office has further charged Stephen Whiteley with conspiracy to make corrupt payments in relation to the SFO’s Unaoil investigation.

• Confiscation order reached in EURIBOR manipulation case

  20th Dec 2018 | Case Updates

  Today, Phillippe Moryoussef, 50, was ordered in absentia by the court to pay a confiscation order of £77,354.26 within 3 months or face a further custodial sentence of 3 years.