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Five men have been jailed after using overseas independent financial advisors to attract investments in a supposed commercial property loans business. Operating under the name Prudential Commercial Investments ("PCI") the scheme was a fraud from inception.
Six individuals have been charged with offences in connection with a series of high value commercial mortgage frauds. Following a hearing today at City of London Magistrates' Court the case has been sent to Southwark Crown Court for a preliminary hearing on 4 January 2010.
How do victims feel about the way they are supported by the criminal justice authorities? This question is the subject of a research publication announced today by the National Fraud Authority ("NFA").
SFO to investigate Kaupthing hf The Serious Fraud Office is to investigate suspected Fraud Act offences committed within the UK jurisdiction in relation to Icelandic Bank Kaupthing hf, prior to the bank's collapse in October 2008.
Today is UN anti-corruption day. As the UK's lead agency on issues of international corruption and bribery, the Serious Fraud Office supports the UN's initiative, to highlight the damage that corruption and bribery do in developing countries.
Three men were charged with conspiracy to defraud, deception and money laundering offences yesterday at City of London Magistrates Court. This followed searches announced yesterday at 19 properties throughout England.
Today, Andrew Thorne was sentenced at Blackfriars Crown Court after admitting to fraudulently obtaining payments for car sales at the Ken Thorne Group of companies ("KTG") prior to its collapse. His brother, Nigel Thorne, had previously been tried and sentenced, and is currently serving his prison sentence, after a jury found him guilty of obtaining money transfers by deception and of theft.
Six suspects have been arrested during a search operation on 19 properties throughout England. Three are being held in custody to appear before magistrates later today. The action relates to an investigation into suspected advance fee fraud and commercial rent fraud.
Today, Robert John Dougall, aged 44, former Vice President of Market Development of DePuy International Limited ("DPI") of Leeds, appeared before District Judge Timothy Workman at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court in response to a summons alleging conspiracy to corrupt, contrary to the Criminal Law Act 1977.
The Serious Fraud Office, supported by the City of London Police, has been conducting an investigation into allegations of corruption relating to the development of the Freeport retail outlet in Alcochete, Portugal.
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