The Latest Breaking News from SFO

Essex man jailed over £226m Caribbean holiday homes ‘Ponzi scheme’

Judge tells David Ames he is a ‘menace to anybody unfortunate enough to do business with you’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022

Labour Party Conference: Bosses will carry the can over corporate fraud, vows Emily Thornberry

Companies would be held liable for corporate crime committed by their employees under a Labour government, the shadow attorney general announced on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Sep 27, 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 · Aug 7, 2022

Serious Fraud Office drops four-year criminal probe into Chemring

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

Evening Standard · Jul 1, 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 · Jun 21, 2022

‘Ponzi-style’ conman jailed for failing to repay victims of £72m fraud

London magistrates sentence Michael Strubel to more than six years for failing to pay compensation

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 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

The Guardian - UK · 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.

Evening Standard · May 24, 2022

UK used ‘deniable fiddle’ to hide £60m of payments to Saudis, court told

Payments to a future Saudi king and other officials allegedly approved as part of huge arms deal

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 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

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2022