Category Archives: News Releases

• SFO charges first individuals with EURIBOR manipulation

  13th Nov 2015 | News Releases

  The UK’s Serious Fraud Office today issued the first criminal proceedings against 10 individuals accused of manipulating the Euro Interbank Offered Rate.

• Gyrus Group Ltd and Olympus Corporation

  10th Nov 2015 | Case Updates

  The SFO offered no evidence against Olympus Corporation and Gyrus Group Ltd, which had been charged with offences of making misleading statements to auditors.

• Individual charged with destruction of evidence

  9th Nov 2015 | News Releases

  Richard Kingston was charged today in connection with an ongoing SFO bribery and corruption investigation.

• Arck LLP: Two sentenced to a total of 12 years and 10 months

  12th Oct 2015 | News Releases

  Two fraudsters were today sentenced to prison at Southwark Crown Court, having pleaded guilty to multi-million pound fraud and forgery charges.

• SFO opens Quindell PLC investigation

  5th Aug 2015 | News Releases

  The SFO confirmed today that the Director has opened a criminal investigation into business and accounting practices at Quindell plc.

• First LIBOR defendant on trial found guilty

  3rd Aug 2015 | News Releases

  Tom Hayes has been convicted and sentenced as part of the SFO’s criminal investigation into the manipulation of LIBOR.

• SFO opens investigation into Soma Oil & Gas

  31st Jul 2015 | News Releases

  The SFO confirmed it has opened a criminal investigation into Soma Oil & Gas Holdings Ltd, Soma Oil & Gas Exploration Limited, Soma Management Limited.

• Defendants acquitted in Nigerian corruption trial

  2nd Jun 2015 | News Releases

  Three employees of Swift Technical Solutions Ltd were found not guilty of corruption offences in relation to the tax affairs of a Nigerian subsidiary.

• Davenport and Rastogi mansions sold to satisfy court orders

  20th May 2015 | News Releases

  The SFO has recovered nearly £18.4 million from two fraudsters, Edward Davenport and Virendra Rastogi, to satisfy outstanding high value court orders.

• British fugitive fraudster arrested in South Africa

  14th May 2015 | News Releases

  Raymond Nevitt, was convicted and sentenced in 2008 to 3 years, 9 months’ imprisonment and is facing extradition proceedings after having fled the UK.

• Convicted boiler-room fraudster sentenced to four more years

  13th May 2015 | News Releases

  Brian O’Brien was sent to prison for an additional four years’, by Westminster Magistrates’ Court, for failing to pay his confiscation order.

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  12th May 2015 | News Releases

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