Serious Fraud Office
Massive boiler room scammer gets more UK jail time
A fraudster known as the “Wolf of Wimbledon” has been given an additional four years in prison after failing to pay a more than £7.5m ($9.9m, €8.5m) confiscation order, the Serious Fraud Office has confirmed.
Best Practice | 8 Jun 18
Tax investigators could get greater search warrant powers
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office and HM Revenue & Customs could be given the right to apply for a search warrant independently of the police under modernisation plans.
People Moves | 5 Jun 18
PEOPLE MOVES: Indosuez, Old Mutual, Vanguard
Indosuez appoints from within for chief executive, Old Mutual recruits from Aviva and Vanguard changes Australian leadership.
Best Practice | 4 Jun 18
UK sets out overseas compensation framework
Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), National Crime Agency (NCA) and Serious Fraud Office (SFO) have agreed a framework to speed up compensation claims from overseas victims of economic crime.
Serious Fraud Office fights crime with ‘robo-lawyer’
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) cases will benefit from artificial intelligence technology that will allow it to investigate more quickly, reduce costs and achieve a lower error rate, the watchdog said.