November 2023
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SFO secures nine month sentence for solicitor who tipped off client about criminal investigation
30th Nov 2023 | News ReleasesToday at the Old Bailey, the solicitor William Osmond was sentenced to nine months in prison, suspended for 18 months, for tipping off his client about an SFO money laundering investigation and issuing investigators with a forged document. Osmond was also ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work and pay £5000 toward the SFO’s costs.
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SFO recovers £250,000 tennis club debenture from convicted fraudster
24th Nov 2023 | News ReleasesToday at Southwark Crown Court, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) confiscated £250,000 from Achilleas Kallakis, one of the convicted fraudsters behind the UK’s largest ever mortgage fraud, held at the prestigious West London sports club, The Queen’s Club.
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SFO secures conviction of solicitor for tipping off client about money laundering investigation
14th Nov 2023 | News ReleasesToday at the Old Bailey the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) secured the conviction of William Osmond, a solicitor, who disclosed confidential details about an investigation and forged a legal document in an attempt to mislead investigators.
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Serious Fraud Office launches investigation into suspected fraud at Axiom Ince with nine raids and seven arrests
14th Nov 2023 | News ReleasesThe Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today arrested seven individuals and carried out searches across nine sites, as it announces the launch of a criminal investigation into collapsed law firm Axiom Ince and £66m of missing client money.