The fight for justice in the City’s own Post Office scandal A seismic ruling that cleared traders of manipulating the Libor rate has prompted calls for a deeper inquiry Evening Standard · 8h ago
£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
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
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
The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022 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 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.
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.