• Serious Fraud Office Announces Senior Appointment

  22 December 2005

  The Director of the SFO today announced that he has appointed James Kellock to be the new Deputy Director with responsibility for casework. Robert Wardle, Director, said "James brings considerable experience of serious fraud cases both at the SFO and in other government departments to this post and I am confident that he will develop the effectiveness of the organisation in tackling these extremely complex crimes" James Kellock said, "I am delighted to take on this new role and look forward to working with our partners across the criminal justice system" Mr Kellock is to take up his new post effective from Friday 23 December.

• Equitable Life

  19 December 2005

  The SFO is not to open an investigation into Equitable Life Assurance Society. Following careful consideration of the available evidence, including the Penrose Report and material held by the Society and following the result of the Society's case against its previous auditors and some of its former directors, the Serious Fraud Office confirms that nothing has emerged which would justify a full criminal investigation in to the affairs of the Equitable Life Assurance Society.

• INDEPENDENT INSURANCE: THREE CHARGED

  16 December 2005

  The Serious Fraud Office has brought proceedings against three former directors of Independent Insurance. They appeared in the City of London Magistrates' Court today, charged with conspiracy to defraud.

• SSL International Plc

  08 December 2005

  SSL International Plc.   Today, 8 December 2005, at the High Court, the application by the Serious Fraud Office for a Voluntary Bill of Indictment to reinstate proceedings against six defendants against whom charges had been dismissed in the Crown Court, was rejected.

• Former SFO Director appointed to EU fraud role

  30 November 2005

  Rosalind Wright, former Director of the Serious Fraud Office has been appointed by the European Commission to the OLAF Supervisory Committee. She joins four other new appointees on a three-year term, effective from today.

• SFO to investigate Langbar

  29 November 2005

  The Director of the Serious Fraud Office, following a preliminary assessment of information referred by the City of London Police, has authorised the commencement of an investigation in relation to Langbar International Limited.

• Investigation into handling of miners’ compensation

  15 November 2005

  Today at 7am the Serious Fraud Office and South Yorkshire Police carried out search operations as part of their ongoing investigation into suspected serious or complex fraud in relation to the handling of miners' compensation claims and to the activities of the company Indiclaim Ltd, also known as Walker & Co (Claims Services) Ltd.

• The Cheney £3 million pension fund theft can now be reported

  02 November 2005

  In a DTI case Kevin Sykes was sentenced today at Blackfriars Crown Court to four years' imprisonment relating to his fraudulent trading as a "creditor resistance strategist" operating under the business name of White Knight.

• Allied Deals. Three charged with conspiracy to defraud.

  28 October 2005

  Three men appeared in the City of London magistrates' court today, charged with Conspiracy to Defraud involving sums amounting to in excess of $300 million. They were remanded on conditional bail to appear in Southwark Crown Court.

• Dobb White & Co. Two charged in suspected investment fraud.

  14 October 2005

  Two men have been charged with conspiracy to defraud clients in high-yield investment schemes. Shinder Gangar and Alan White appeared at Leicester Magistrates Court yesterday (13 October). They were remanded in custody subject to presentation of sureties and were released today.

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