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Engage now or hide behind smoke and mirrors at your peril

Hannah von Dadelszen, Joint Head of Fraud, at the Pinsent Masons Business Crime and Compliance conference, London.

Osman Shahenshah & Shahid Ullah sentenced to 30 years for Afren fraud & money laundering

Today, Osman Shahenshah and Shahid Ullah received a total of 30 years for fraud and money laundering offences they had committed whilst they were CEO and Chief Operating Officer of Afren Plc.

Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC

As Barclays have reported in their Regulatory News Service announcement, the High Court has today ruled against the SFO’s application, seeking to reinstate the charges previously dismissed in the Crown Court.

Ex-Afren CEO & COO convicted of fraud and money laundering over $300 million oil business deal

Today, Osman Shahenshah and Shahid Ullah were found guilty of fraud and money laundering offences from which they personally received more than $17m and laundered $45m by deceiving the Afren Board into agreeing a $300m business deal.

Pace, proactivity and cooperation: challenges and priorities for the SFO today

Lisa Osofsky, Director, at the New York University School of Law, Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement, October 12 2018.

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.