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City traders’ Libor prosecutions always had a whiff of scapegoating

Case of Tom Hayes and others prompt questions about the Serious Fraud Office and the criminal appeal system

The Guardian - UK

Traders found guilty of rigging interest rates have convictions quashed by Supreme Court

Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo’s convictions are ‘unsafe’, Supreme Court justice rules

The Independent UK

Two former traders have rate rigging convictions quashed at Supreme Court

Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo were jailed for 14 years and four years respectively.

Evening Standard

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UK watchdog investigates eight years of Deloitte audits of mining firm Glencore

FRC examines whether accounting firm ‘gave sufficient consideration to risk of non-compliance with laws’

The Guardian - UK

SFO investigates alleged multimillion-pound fraud at collapsed council

Thurrock council invested £100m-plus into solar farms, via a bond scheme sold by Rockfire Investment Finance

The Guardian - UK

Investigation launched into suspected fraud against debt-ridden local council

Thurrock Council was left with huge debts after investing millions in solar farms between 2016 and 2020.

Evening Standard

Man charged over alleged fake plane parts scam which grounded hundreds of flights

Customers included airlines, maintenance providers and parts suppliers

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UK company allegedly paid $4m in bribes to secure Microsoft data center construction contract

The UK government arrested three people connected to British companies that were involved with Microsoft's data center project in the Netherlands.

Tom’s Hardware

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

Top US lawyer faces questioning over torture allegations

Arthur Newbold, former general counsel for Dechert, is to be subpoenaed about activities of its ex-head of fraud in London

Evening Standard

Asil Nadir obituary

Businessman whose meteoric rise in the 1980s at the head of the Polly Peck empire ended in scandal and prosecution

The Guardian - UK

Fraud charges brought against directors of collapsed law firm Axiom Ince

Axiom Ince was shut down in 2023 after an investigation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

Evening Standard

Hundreds targeted in multimillion-pound bogus timeshare payback scheme

Investigators believe hundreds of people could have been targeted by a scam allegedly run through 19 companies based across the UK.

The Independent UK

Thales denies allegations as fraud office launches probe into suspected bribery

Thales, which employs more than 7,000 workers in the UK, is one of the Government’s key defence contractors.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Defence firm Thales faces bribery and corruption investigation

UK Serious Fraud Office and French equivalent ‘will pursue every avenue’ in allegations against Paris-based company

The National (Scotland)

Major corruption probe launched into Israel-linked arms firm with Scottish factory

AN arms firm which supplies Israel and has a factory in Scotland is the focus of a probe by the Serious Fraud Office ...

Evening Standard

Thales under investigation in suspected bribery and corruption probe

The Serious Fraud Office has launched a joint investigation with French authorities into company, which is one of the UK’s key defence contractors.

The Guardian - UK

Crown court backlog in England and Wales ‘could hit 100,000 without radical overhaul’

Chief inspector raises prospect of judge-only trials and greater use of magistrates to reduce prosecutors’ caseloads

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The Guardian - UK

‘I can grant immunity from prosecution’: UK’s chief fraudbuster on modernising the SFO

Nick Ephgrave divulges that Serious Fraud Office has ‘flipped’ a witness as he shares plans to boost its powers

The Guardian - UK

Major fraud investigation under way into £112m hotel built by Unite union

SFO inquiry follows two reports ordered by union’s boss, Sharon Graham, into conference complex valued at £29m

The Guardian - UK

Sanjeev Gupta prosecuted for failing to file accounts for more than 70 companies

Steel tycoon faces enforcement action from UK business regulator, which could lead to fine or disqualification

The Guardian - UK

SFO and mining firm ENRC agree settlement over legal claims

Agency had been investigating Kazakh company for suspected corruption and fraud over 12 years

Creative Bloq

Controversial Oakland Airport sparks confusion – and a legal battle

People are reportedly going to SFO by mistake.

The Conversation

NZ’s white-collar crime gap: just 1% of serious fraud complaints result in prosecution

Despite long being considered one of the least corrupt countries – ranked third in the world by Transparency International – New Zealand is lagging behind when it comes to handling white-collar crime.

The Guardian - UK

Billionaire former Glencore oil trader charged with corruption in West Africa

Alex Beard and four other executives charged with conspiring to make corrupt payments in long-running SFO investigation

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