Category Archives: News Releases
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New charges in SFO’s Unaoil investigation in relation to US$733 million contract
22nd May 2018 | News ReleasesBasil Al Jarah and Ziad Akle have both been charged with conspiracy to give corrupt payments to secure the award of a contract worth US$733 million to Leighton Contractors Singapore PTE Ltd for a project to build two oil pipelines in southern Iraq.
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Serious Fraud Office turns 30: marking our 30th anniversary
24th Apr 2018 | News ReleasesThis month the Serious Fraud Office turned 30, to mark this milestone, we’ve taken a look back at some of the historical moments and notable cases from our three decades at the forefront of the UK’s fight against serious and complex, fraud, bribery and corruption.
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Ultra Electronic Holdings PLC
19th Apr 2018 | News ReleasesThe SFO confirms it has opened a criminal investigation in to suspected corruption in the conduct of business in Algeria by Ultra Electronic Holdings plc (“Ultra”), its subsidiaries, employees and associated persons.
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AI powered ‘Robo-Lawyer’ helps step up the SFO’s fight against economic crime
10th Apr 2018 | News ReleasesToday, the Serious Fraud Office announced a significant upgrade to its document analysis capability as artificial intelligence is made available to all of its new casework from this month.
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Mark Thompson appointed interim Director of the SFO
10th Apr 2018 | News ReleasesThe Attorney General’s Office has today announced that Mark Thompson, currently Chief Operating Officer at the Serious Fraud Office, will be appointed Director on an interim basis pending the next permanent Director becoming available.
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False contracts fraudster ordered to pay nearly £200,000
10th Apr 2018 | News ReleasesCarl Cumiskey was ordered by HHJ Gledhill QC to pay a confiscation order of £194,343 at a hearing at Southwark Crown Court on 6 April 2018. The order is required to be satisfied in full within three months or a default sentence of 2 years will be activated.
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SFO closes Stirling Mortimer Global Property Fund PCC investigation
9th Apr 2018 | News ReleasesToday (9 April 2018) the Director of the Serious Fraud Office closed the SFO’s investigation into allegations of fraud against a number of investment companies operated by Stirling Mortimer Global Property Fund PCC.
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Serious Fraud Office turns 30: three decades combating serious and complex economic crime
6th Apr 2018 | News ReleasesThis week, the SFO turns 30, marking three decades since the agency first opened its doors on April 6th 1988.
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SFO recovers £4.4m from corrupt diplomats in ‘Chad Oil’ share deal
22nd Mar 2018 | News ReleasesThe SFO is set to recover millions lost in a corruption case which saw Griffiths Energy bribe Chadian diplomats in the United States and Canada.
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Man convicted of multi-million pound corruption sentenced to additional year in prison
22nd Mar 2018 | News ReleasesGraham Marchment has had his default prison sentence of one year activated by the court for failure to pay £37,057.08 outstanding of a confiscation order.
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Ex-Deutsche Bank trader pleads guilty over EURIBOR manipulation
15th Mar 2018 | Case UpdatesChristian Bittar pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud in connection with the SFO’s investigation into the manipulation of the Euro Interbank Offered Rate.
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SFO to seek retrial of three former Tesco employees
2nd Mar 2018 | News ReleasesThe SFO has today written to the Court to seek a retrial of Carl Rogberg, Christopher Bush and John Scouler. A date for the next hearing will be set in due course.