Ex-Deutsche Bank trader has conviction for rigging interest rates quashed Christian Bittar becomes eighth person to clear their name, days after five former Barclays bankers were acquitted The Guardian - UK · Oct 9
Ex-Barclays traders jailed for rigging interest rates have convictions quashed Acquittals of five former bankers come year after supreme court overturned ruling against City trader Tom Hayes The Guardian - UK · Oct 7
Ex-bankers jailed for manipulating interest rates have convictions quashed The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) admitted in August that the group’s convictions may be unsafe in light of a Supreme Court ruling The Independent UK · Oct 7
£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
£70M Tree-Planting Pension Fraud Trio Jailed After £14M Luxury Spending Spree Three directors of Ethical Forestry Ltd have been jailed for a £70 million fraud, leaving nearly 3,000 savers out of pocket while funding a lavish lifestyle. International Business Times UK · Sep 3
AI hardware finds new ground in Kochi through SFO Technologies and Smart IOPs In a groundbreaking partnership, SFO Technologies and Smart IOPS are set to revolutionize AI data storage solutions through specialized hardware manufacturing. By embedding state-of-the-art controller technology into high-performance SSDs, this collaboration exemplifies India's growing tech prowess. The initiative not only enhances the semiconductor industry domestically but also fortifies India's role… The Economic Times · Aug 13
Flight of fancy: San Francisco moves to build private luxury airport terminal City seeking bids to build and operate separate terminal, following Los Angeles, London and other cities The Guardian - US · Jul 9
Former boss of collapsed investment firm jailed for illegally selling hot tub Michael Thomson admitted to breaching a restraining order by selling a range of luxury items The Guardian - UK · May 21
Business news shorts: Dua Lipa sues Samsung for £11m, what next for British Steel, and airlines slash prices Dua Lipa sues Samsung for £11m, what next for British Steel, and airlines slash prices to lure worried holidaymakers: this week’s business news in brief Evening Standard · May 13
UK defence firm Ultra Electronics to pay £15m after SFO bribery investigation Company accepts it failed to prevent bribery in connection with contracts in Algeria and Oman sought through agents The Guardian - UK · May 1
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
NFL Players from Chandler H.S. (Chandler, AZ) An updated list of all NFL Players from Chandler High School in Chandler, Arizona. SuperWest Sports · Apr 15
TSA alerted ICE to mother and daughter at San Francisco airport before viral arrest TSA is sharing certain traveler information with ICE as part of Trump’s expansive deportation efforts The Independent UK · Mar 25
The Independent UK · Mar 23 Crying woman who struggled with ICE agents in SF airport was detainee being deported to Guatemala, DHS says The incident at San Francisco International appeared to be unrelated to Trump’s surge of officers into major airports
SuperWest Sports · Mar 12 NFL Players from Crenshaw H.S. (Los Angeles, CA) An updated list of all NFL Players from Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, California.
Evening Standard · Mar 11 Tom Hayes has suffered enough, his former SFO prosecutor should back off Hayes fought a long battle to clear his name, finally succeeding in the UK Supreme Court last year.
The Independent UK · Mar 11 The government shutdown has caused huge delays at airport security. Some states have a solution Can private contractors shield airport security operations from government shutdowns that can disrupt U.S. air travel?
The Independent UK · Feb 23 Former DJ sold nearly £7m of counterfeit aircraft parts causing planes to be grounded worldwide Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, 38, admitted forging more than 60,000 authenticity certificates for engine parts on his home computer between 2019 and 2023
The Guardian - UK · Feb 23 Ex-DJ jailed in London for selling fake parts to airlines Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala set up AOG Technics, which sold more than 60,000 components in a £40m global fraud
Evening Standard · Feb 23 Ex-DJ jailed for selling nearly £7m counterfeit aircraft parts from home garage Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, 38, admitted forging more than 60,000 authenticity certificates for engine parts on his home computer from 2019 and 2023.
Evening Standard · Feb 12 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.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 22 Two men charged over UK funeral firm collapse that left 46,000 ‘out of pocket’ Richard Wells and Neil Debenham charged with conspiracy to defraud over collapse of Safe Hands pre-paid scheme
Evening Standard · Jan 22 Two charged after collapse of funeral plan firm Safe Hands Around 46,000 people had bought plans before the company collapsed, expecting a contribution towards future funeral costs.
Evening Standard · Jan 15 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