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Printing company corruption charges

Smith and Ouzman Limited and four individuals have been charged with offences of corruptly agreeing to make payments of nearly half a million pounds.

World Bribery and Compliance Forum 2013

Alun Milford, General Counsel, at the World Bribery and Compliance Forum 2013

Gyrus Group Limited and Olympus Corporation

The Serious Fraud Office has commenced criminal charges against Gyrus Group Limited and Olympus Corporation by written charge

Cambridge Symposium 2013

Speech by David Green CB QC, Director, at the Cambridge International Symposium, Jesus College, Cambridge.

New SFO Joint Head of Bribery and Corruption

Ben Morgan began his appointment as Joint Head of Bribery and Corruption at the SFO on 19 August 2013.

Four charged in ‘bio fuel’ investigation

Gary West, James Whale and two others connected to Sustainable AgroEnergy have been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation

Data loss incident

A Serious Fraud Office spokesperson said: “The SFO is dealing with an incident of accidental data loss. The data concerned was…

Brokers charged in LIBOR investigation

Terry Farr and James Gilmour have been charged with offences of conspiracy to defraud in connection with the investigation into the manipulation of LIBOR

Deferred Prosecution Agreements: consultation on draft code of practice

The Director of the Serious Fraud Office and Director of Public Prosecutions today published a draft Code of Practice setting out their approach to the…

Final conviction in Torex Retail false accounting case

Mark Woodbridge, a company executive, has been sentenced today at Oxford Crown Court to three years and ten months’ imprisonment…

Trader charged in LIBOR investigation

Tom Hayes, a former trader at UBS and Citigroup, has today been charged in connection with the investigation into the manipulation of LIBOR.

Fraud Lawyers Association

David Green CB QC, Director, at the inaugural Fraud Lawyers Association, restating the role and purpose of the Serious Fraud Office.