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Patisserie Holdings PLC

Following this morning’s Regulatory News Service announcement by Patisserie Holdings PLC, the SFO confirms that its Director has opened a criminal investigation into an individual.

We can give no further information or comment at this time.

SFO begins action to recover proceeds of alleged corrupt telecoms deals in Uzbekistan

The claim concerns a number of assets, including three UK properties, which the SFO alleges were obtained using the proceeds of corrupt deals in Uzbekistan involving Gulnara Karimova and Rustam Madumarov.

Solar energy panel fraudsters sentenced to 30 years

Today six men were sentenced to a total of 30 years’ and 4 months’ imprisonment for a £17m scam which defrauded 1,500 victims including elderly, retired and vulnerable people.

Further charges against former Güralp Systems employees in South Korean bribery and corruption case

Natalie Pearce has been charged by requisition with conspiracy to make corrupt payments contrary to Section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 and Section 1 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906.

New senior roles at the SFO

The SFO is expanding and restructuring its management team, to strengthen the organisation’s intelligence and case development function and to bring a clearer focus to the Chief Investigator and General Counsel roles.

SFO General Counsel, Alun Milford, to join Kingsley Napley

General Counsel Alun Milford will be leaving the SFO to join law firm Kingsley Napley as a partner at a date to be confirmed.

All economic crime has victims

Elizabeth Baker, Head of Proceeds of Crime and International Assistance Division, on the Asset Recovery Panel at the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime 2018, Jesus College, Cambridge.

Rendering accountable the wealth of criminals

Alun Milford, General Counsel, at the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime 2018, Jesus College, Cambridge.

Ensuring our country is a high risk place for the world’s most sophisticated criminals to operate

Lisa Osofsky, Director, at the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime 2018, Jesus College, Cambridge.

Six convicted in solar panel installation fraud

Today a jury at Liverpool Crown Court found six men guilty of running a £17m fraudulent scheme to install solar panels which defrauded 1,500 victims including elderly, retired and vulnerable people.

Lisa Osofsky begins tenure as SFO Director

Lisa Osofsky’s five year term as Director of the Serious Fraud Office begins today, 28 August 2018. Her appointment was announced by the then Attorney General, Jeremy Wright QC MP, on 4 June. Her start date was subsequently brought forward from 3 September. Mark Thompson, who served as Interim Director from the end of April […]

Güralp Systems founder and former Managing Director charged with corruption over South Korea contracts

Dr Cansun, Guralp founder and Andrew Bell, Managing Director, both formerly employed by Güralp Systems Limited, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 20th August 2018.