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Four more sentenced in FH Bertling trial

The sentencing follows a 4 year investigation and prosecution by the SFO against individuals involved in bribery schemes to secure contracts for FH Bertling in Angola and the North Sea.

Former Alstom Power Global Sales Director sentenced to 4.5 years for corruption

Today, Nicholas Reynolds received 4 years and 6 months imprisonment for his part in a conspiracy to bribe officials in Lithuania’s Elektrenai power station and senior Lithuanian politicians in order to win two contracts worth €240 million.

Further charge against individual in SFO’s Unaoil investigation

The Serious Fraud Office has further charged Stephen Whiteley with conspiracy to make corrupt payments in relation to the SFO’s Unaoil investigation.

Confiscation order reached in EURIBOR manipulation case

Today, Phillippe Moryoussef, 50, was ordered in absentia by the court to pay a confiscation order of £77,354.26 within 3 months or face a further custodial sentence of 3 years.

Five convictions in SFO’s Alstom investigation into bribery & corruption to secure €325 million of contracts

Nicholas Reynolds was found guilty of conspiracy to corrupt today at Blackfriars Crown Court following an extensive investigation and prosecution brought by the Serious Fraud Office.

Compliance order imposed on Graham Marchment

On 17 December 2018, HHJ Taylor QC imposed a compliance order preventing Graham Marchment from leaving the United Kingdom until he has paid his confiscation order in full.

£1.4 million in confiscation orders reached in fibre-optic fraud case

Yesterday, Stephen Dartnell was ordered by the court to pay more than £450,000 in confiscation within 3 months or face a further 4 years in prison for his part in a fibre optic fraud and bribery scheme targeted at KBC Lease (UK) Ltd and Barclays Bank.

‘No case to answer’ ruling in case against former Tesco executives

Mr Justice John Royce has ruled that Christopher Bush and John Scouler have no case to answer over alleged financial misreporting that saw Tesco overstate its profits by more than £250m in 2014.

Keynote address at the FCPA Conference, Washington DC

Director Lisa Osofsky speaking at the 35th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Washington DC on 28th November 2018.

UK’s first Deferred Prosecution Agreement, between the SFO and Standard Bank, successfully ends

Today the Serious Fraud Office announced the end of the UK’s first Deferred Prosecution Agreement, confirming that Standard Bank PLC (now known as ICBC Standard Bank PLC) had fully complied with its terms.

9 convicted in £16m and $21m FH Bertling bribery cases

Stephen Emler and Giuseppe Morreale pleaded guilty for their part in a corrupt scheme to secure a ConocoPhillips freight forwarding contract, eventually worth over £16m, for FH Bertling as part of the ‘Jasmine’ North Sea oil exploration project.

Current priorities and future directions

Matthew Wagstaff, Joint Head of Bribery & Corruption, speaking at The Lawyer’s Managing Risk and Litigation 2018 Conference.