Serious Fraud Office
Tax & Regulation | 20 Apr 16
Fraudsters ordered to pay £11m in massive boiler room scam
Fraudsters who conducted one of the largest boiler room fraud schemes ever pursued by a UK authority have been ordered to pay their victims £11m ($15.8m, €13.9m) in compensation, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has revealed.
United Kingdom | 9 Feb 16
Three convicted in London-based Ponzi scheme
Three men have been convicted of a conspiracy to defraud investors in a London-based Ponzi scheme, which involved a form of purchase order financing.
SFO seeks more evidence for final stages of Harlequin probe
Investors into troubled overseas property company Harlequin have been asked to come forward and give evidence to assist the Serious Fraud Office in the final stages of its criminal investigation.
Tax & Regulation | 21 Jul 15
Serious Fraud Office plans budget cut of 35% despite rise in inquiries
The Serious Fraud Office is to cut its budget by 35% over the next financial year, despite a rise in the number of new investigations opened during 2014-15.
Ex-director extradited to UK after £3.5m fraud
A former UK company director who produced false documents designed to deceive creditors into financing his firm is facing extradition and a prison sentence after he fled to South Africa.