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Investment road-show fraudster Kevin Foster has been remanded in custody today after being convicted of defrauding investors of millions of pounds through his various schemes, collectively called KF Concept. Kevin Foster attracted £34 million from investors by promising very high returns on a collection of gambling and network marketing activities.
Seven people have been charged this week with conspiring to defraud investors through a series of alleged share scam operations, known as 'boiler rooms'. All are due to appear at City of London Magistrates' Court on Friday 19 March 2010. Losses to investors are believed to exceed US$100 million.
Two charged with fraud against Allied Irish Banks PLC Two men have today appeared at City of London Magistrates' Court charged with offences in relation to defrauding Allied Irish Banks PLC and Bank of Scotland PLC Achilleas Kallakis (d.o.b 03/09/68 and formerly known as Stefanos Kollakis) and Alexander Williams (d.
Three men have today been sentenced for their role in dishonest activity committed at the now defunct South Yorkshire Trading Standards Unit (SYTSU) in Sheffield. The case came to the attention of the SFO, following the death of the head of SYTSU, Michael Buckley.
Innospec Limited, a UK subsidiary of Innospec Inc, a US NASDAQ listed company, has appeared before District Judge Timothy Workman at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court in response to a summons from the court on an application from the Serious Fraud Office alleging conspiracy to corrupt, contrary to Section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977.
The three former senior executives of Alfred McAlpine Slate Ltd who were jailed last September were today ordered to pay sums totalling almost £250,000 in confiscation. Additional terms of imprisonment will have to be served in default of payment. The orders made were as follows: Christopher John Law: £186,914.
Two solicitors have today appeared at City of London Magistrates Court after being charged with offences in connection with a series of high value commercial mortgage frauds. Mark Knights of Cheshire (d.o.b 20/06/64) and Kamran Malik of Birmingham (d.o.b 17/01/79) are charged with three counts of obtaining a money transfer by deception contrary to section 15A (1) Theft Act 1968.
Four people appeared today at Belfast Magistrates Court on charges relating to Ministry of Defence contracts for electrical and security equipment and services amounting to around £25 million. The case is to be transferred to Belfast Crown Court on a date yet to be fixed.
Robert Scott who collaborated with a Spain-based boiler room operation was today sentenced to 33 months imprisonment. Robert Allan Scott, [d.o.b 29/03/1946] of Newmarket, worked with a fraudulent high pressure shares selling operation by allowing two non trading companies of his to be used to persuade investors to buy shares in them, which in effect had no real value.
SFO withdraws proceedings against Count Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly Following our announcement today about the global agreement between the SFO, the US Department of Justice and BAE Systems plc, the Director of the Serious Fraud Office has considered the position in relation to individuals.
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