October 2020
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SFO enters into Deferred Prosecution Agreement with Airline Services Limited
30th Oct 2020 | News ReleasesThe Serious Fraud Office has entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with Airline Services Limited (ASL) having today received final approval from Mrs Justice May.
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Serious Fraud Office releases guidance on Deferred Prosecution Agreements
23rd Oct 2020 | StatementsThe SFO has today published a chapter from its handbook which offers comprehensive guidance on how we approach Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs), and how we engage with companies where a DPA is a prospective outcome.
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SFO charges fifth individual with fraud at Balli Group and Balli Steel
22nd Oct 2020 | Case UpdatesThe SFO has today charged Vahid Alaghband with three fraud offences in relation to the activities of Balli Group Plc and Balli Steel Plc, taking the number of those charged in the investigation to five.
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SFO confirms DPA in principle with Airline Services Limited
22nd Oct 2020 | News ReleasesThe Serious Fraud Office has reached a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with Airline Services Limited (ASL), subject to final approval by the court. This approval will be sought from Mrs Justice May at a public hearing at Southwark Crown Court, sitting at the Royal Courts of Justice, on 30 October 2020.
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Future Challenges in Economic Crime: A View from the SFO
9th Oct 2020 | SpeechesLisa Osofsky speaking at the Royal United Services Institute, 8 October 2020.
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Former Unaoil executive sentenced for paying bribes to win $1.7bn worth of contracts
8th Oct 2020 | News ReleasesBasil Al Jarah has today been sentenced to three years and four months’ imprisonment for paying in excess of $17m in bribes to dishonestly secure approximately $1.7bn worth of contracts in post-occupation Iraq.