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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jasper Jolly

Serious Fraud Office makes three arrests after dawn raids in bribery investigation

Serious Fraud Office investigators at work
More than 70 investigators for the Serious Fraud Office were involved in the search of homes and a commercial property. Photograph: Serious Fraud Office

UK fraud investigators have made three arrests in dawn raids targeting alleged bribery by a British company during the construction of a Dutch datacentre for Microsoft.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said on Wednesday that it was targeting the UK company Blu-3 and former associates of the global construction firm Mace Group. Individuals at Blu-3 are suspected of paying more than £3m in bribes to the people linked to Mace Group.

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