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£70m Tree-Planting Scam: Fraudsters Bought Supercars and Yacht With Cash From Shocking Con

Three fraudsters were jailed for using £70 million from a tree-planting scam to fund luxury lifestyles, leaving 3,000 investors facing losses. The Serious Fraud Office continues to seek asset recovery.

International Business Times UK · Sep 4

Four people arrested over suspected £44m UK home insulation scam

Serious Fraud Office investigation relates to firms allegedly submitting false invoices for work they failed to carry out

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22

Four arrested in fraud probe into firms delivering home insulation contracts

The Serious Fraud Office announced a new investigation into three companies delivering government energy efficiency contracts.

Evening Standard · Apr 22

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Serious Fraud Office reviews 20 cases after issues with evidence software

It came as the SFO dropped a decade-long bribery investigation linked to London Mining.

Evening Standard · Feb 12

Six arrested in £300m social housing fraud probe in London and Italy

Five men and one woman aged between 40 and 80 were arrested on suspicion of fraud and bribery offences

Evening Standard · Jan 15

Two men arrested as Serious Fraud Office investigates £21.4m cryptocurrency firm

The law enforcement agency appealed for information from investors in a scheme called Basis Markets.

Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025

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

Individuals at British firm Blu-3 alleged to have paid more than £3m to former associates at Mace Group construction company

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2025

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Four charged with fraud over collapse of Patisserie Valerie chain

Serious Fraud Office brings charges against former director and three others after collapse of UK cafe chain in 2019

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023

Serious Fraud Office drops 10-year corruption inquiry into Kazakh miner ENRC

UK agency also shuts other high-profile cases including Rio Tinto investigation

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2023

New chief announced for Serious Fraud Office

Former senior Met Police officer Nick Ephgrave will take up the role at the end of September.

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023

Fraud case against three ex-G4S executives collapses

At an Old Bailey hearing before Mr Justice Johnson, the Serious Fraud Office announced it was offering no evidence in the case.

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023

Nadhim Zahawi: Timeline of how tax affairs saw the Conservative Party chairman sacked

In a letter to the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak said it was ‘clear there has been a serious breach of the ministerial code’

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2023

Top Tory minister to pay millions to HMRC to settle tax dispute

NADHIM Zahawi, the former chancellor and Tory leadership contender, has agreed to pay millions of pounds to settle a tax dispute with the HMRC.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 15, 2023

Jacob Rees-Mogg attack on civil service waste shows photo of empty desks in his own department

Now-deleted photo showed ghostly office within Cabinet Office

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2022

Anger as Serious Fraud Office head says she’s proud of ‘revolving door’ between regulator and law firms

Fears grow that movement of senior figures into private sector sees some use inside knowledge to help companies being investigated

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2022

Serious Fraud Office chief found to have made errors over major corruption trial

Independent review criticises Lisa Osofsky personally after two businessmen’s convictions were overturned

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022

Spotlight on Nadhim Zahawi over personal finances after tax investigations surface

Following multiple revelations by The Independent and other newspapers, questions are now being asked over the chancellor’s wealth and how it has been accumulated

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2022

Zahawi dismisses ‘smears’ about tax affairs as ‘inaccurate’ and ‘unfair’

The Tory leadership candidate pledges to publish his tax return annually if he is made prime minister.

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The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2022

Nadhim Zahawi vows to publish tax returns if he becomes PM amid HMRC probe

Chancellor claims to be victim of ‘smear’ campaign as Tory leadership hopefuls make transparency pledge

The Conversation · Jul 8, 2022

'They're nice to me, I'm nice to them': new research sheds light on what motivates political party donors in New Zealand

Proposed changes to New Zealand’s political donation rules have put the spotlight on donors who give thousands and the motivations they have for their generosity. Our current research into New Zealand’s political donations system aims to shed light on this often obscure process.

Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2022

Serious Fraud Office drops four-year criminal probe into Chemring

Bribery and money laundering investigation began after company referred itself to SFO

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2022

Glencore pleads guilty to bribery related to African oil operations

SFO says subsidiary of commodity trading company will be sentenced in November

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2022

Glencore to pay $1bn settlement amid US bribery and market abuse allegations

Company also indicates it will plead guilty to bribery counts in UK in relation to oil operations in Africa

Evening Standard · May 24, 2022

Glencore ‘to plead guilty’ over £20m bribery case in Africa

The Serious Fraud Office has charged Anglo-Swiss mining giant Glencore with seven counts of bribery after a long-running probe into its activities in Africa.

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2022

Tory donor Ayman Asfari to leave bribery scandal-hit Petrofac

Syrian-born businessman who built London-listed oil company was investigated by Serious Fraud Office

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