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UNCOVERED: The serious fraud office - The Untold Story

£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

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

MPs ask Serious Fraud Office to investigate UK home insulation sector

More than 30,000 households left with defects after ‘catastrophic failure’ of Tory government schemes

The Guardian - UK

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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

Companies face prosecution risk as new fraud law comes into force

CPS hails ‘major step forward’ in crime prevention with potential for companies to receive unlimited fines

The Guardian - UK

Banker's fraud convictions over rate rigging 'could be unsafe', officials admit after Supreme Court defeat

The Serious Fraud Office has conceded several rate rigging convictions may be unsafe

Evening Standard

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

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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

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

The Independent UK

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

British And French Authorities Investigate Thales For Bribery

British and French authorities are investigating Thales for suspected bribery and corruption in international arms sales.

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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 ...

The National (Scotland)

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.

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The Guardian - UK

Three arrested in £76m luxury care home fraud investigation

Serious Fraud Office raided sites in Dorset and Bucks as part of inquiry into Carlauren Group

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: The Saudi defence deal revealed in a UK trial

In today’s newsletter: A new investigation into the murky relationship between the UK Ministry of Defence, middle men, and the Saudi royal family

The Guardian - UK

‘Deniable fiddle’: the MoD, Saudi Arabia and a scandal half a century in the making

Revelations about payments by Ministry of Defence are culmination of decades of British deal-making with Saudis

The Independent UK

Arrest in airline ‘fake parts’ scandal that grounded hundreds of planes

The Serious Fraud Office has arrested an individual linked with AOG Technics

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The Guardian - UK

UK ministers approved £60m payments to Saudi royals to maintain arms deal, court told

Payments allegedly facilitated by senior government and military figures to secure arms contracts for British firms

Evening Standard

Prosecution collapses against ex-G4S directors over offender tagging scandal

The prosecution of three former G4Sexecutives over claims of defrauding the Ministry of Justice has collapsed, in a fresh embarrassment for the Serious Fraud Office.

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