Category Archives: Case Updates
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SFO offers no evidence against Nicholas Woods and Simon Marshall
26th Apr 2021 | Case UpdatesThe SFO has offered no evidence against Nicholas Woods and Simon Marshall. The Judge has directed the jury to return verdicts of not guilty.
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SFO closes investigation into KBR Inc.’s UK subsidiaries
18th Mar 2021 | Case UpdatesFollowing a thorough investigation of the available evidence, the SFO has closed its investigation into the activities of KBR, Inc.’s United Kingdom subsidiaries, their officers, employees and agents.
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Fourth oil executive sentenced for paying bribes to win a multi-million pound contract in post-occupation Iraq
1st Mar 2021 | Case UpdatesPaul Bond has today been sentenced to three and half years’ imprisonment for conspiring with others to bribe Iraqi public officials to secure lucrative oil contracts in post-occupation Iraq.
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SFO closes British American Tobacco (BAT) Plc investigation
15th Jan 2021 | Case UpdatesFollowing extensive investigation and a comprehensive review of the available evidence, the SFO has concluded its investigation into British American Tobacco, its subsidiaries and associated persons.
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Former senior Petrofac executive pleads guilty to bribery offences
14th Jan 2021 | Case UpdatesDavid Lufkin, a British national and the former Global Head of Sales at Petrofac, pleaded guilty to three counts of bribery in relation to corrupt offers and payments made between 2012 and 2018 to influence the award of contracts to Petrofac in the UAE worth approximately $3.3 billion.
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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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Three individuals charged in Axiom Fund investigation
21st Aug 2020 | Case UpdatesThe Serious Fraud Office has charged three men with multiple offences in connection with its investigation into the collapse of the Axiom Legal Financing Fund.
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SFO secures £5.45m confiscation order against ex-Afren CEO and COO
31st Jul 2020 | Case UpdatesThe SFO has today secured confiscation orders totalling £5,450,000 against the former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Afren. Former CEO Osman Shahenshah was ordered to pay £2,935,000 and former COO Shahid Ullah was ordered to pay £2,515,000.
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Second former Unaoil executive sentenced for bribery in post-occupation Iraq
30th Jul 2020 | Case UpdatesStephen Whiteley, Unaoil’s former territory manager for Iraq, has today become the second Unaoil executive to be sentenced for paying over $500,000 in bribes to secure a $55m contract to supply offshore mooring buoys. He was sentenced by HHJ Beddoe to 3 years’ imprisonment.
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SFO closes investigation into De La Rue Plc
16th Jun 2020 | Case UpdatesFollowing extensive investigation and a thorough and detailed review of the available evidence, the SFO has concluded that this case did not meet the relevant test for prosecution as defined in the Code for Crown Prosecutors.
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SFO closes its investigation into ABB Ltd
19th May 2020 | Case UpdatesAfter a thorough and detailed review of the available evidence, the SFO has concluded that this case did not meet the relevant test for prosecution as defined in the Code for Crown Prosecutors.
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SFO confirms end of Deferred Prosecution Agreement with Tesco Stores Ltd
10th Apr 2020 | Case UpdatesThe Serious Fraud Office has confirmed to the courts that Tesco Stores Ltd has fulfilled the terms of its Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with the SFO, bringing an end to the SFO’s case. Under the three year term of the DPA, Tesco Stores Ltd agreed to pay a £129m fine and £3m investigation costs, as well as implementing an ongoing compliance programme.