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  • Friday, 15 January, 2021
    City Bulletin
    City Bulletin: Babcock contract audit flags possible write-offs Premium

    Former Petrofac employee admits to additional charges and BAT cleared by SFO

  • Friday, 15 January, 2021
    British American Tobacco PLC
    Serious Fraud Office closes bribery probe into British American Tobacco

    UK agency began investigation in 2017 after claims company bribed officials in east Africa

  • Tuesday, 12 January, 2021
    Autonomy Corp PLC
    Boris Johnson stands clear of Mike Lynch US extradition row

    No 10 says system looking at whether former Autonomy chief should face trial in America ‘working as it should’

  • Thursday, 5 November, 2020
    Bombardier Inc
    SFO launches probe into Bombardier for suspected bribery and corruption

    Investigation concerns Canadian group’s sale of CRJ1000 aircraft to Indonesian airline Garuda

  • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
    UK fraud agency suffers string of senior departures

    SFO has lost six of its most important staff members in the past 15 months

  • Tuesday, 29 September, 2020
    Ex-SFO prosecutor alleges he was fired after US complaint

    Tom Martin claims DoJ worked with corruption suspect to ‘get me out of the way’

  • Tuesday, 29 September, 2020
    SFO charges five over Balli collapse

    Former employees of Anglo-Iranian steel trader face allegations of fraud

  • Wednesday, 9 September, 2020
    Interview
    UK anti-fraud chief defends her record after judge’s criticism

    Lisa Osofsky and Serious Fraud Office face review into contacts with suspects’ agent as criticism mounts over drop in number of investigations

  • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
    G4S PLC
    Three former G4S executives charged over electronic tagging fraud

    Prosecution will go ahead even though security group reached its own settlement with SFO this year

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  • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
    KAZ Minerals PLC
    UK mining group arranged Paris trip for Kazakh prime minister’s family

    Kazakhmys organised private jet, Disneyland visit and George V hotel stay, drawing scrutiny under anti-bribery law

  • Wednesday, 2 September, 2020
    Bribery and corruption
    FBI investigates deaths of mining executives in UK corruption probe

    James Bethel and Gerrit Strydom were seen as witnesses in SFO inquiry into ENRC

  • Friday, 21 August, 2020
    UK’s SFO charges three over £100m Cayman fund collapse

    Axiom Legal Financing Fund was an unregulated investment scheme that loaned money to British law firms to fund cases

  • Friday, 31 July, 2020
    Bribery and corruption
    Suspect in UK corruption case complained to DoJ about SFO lawyer

    Move amplified tensions between British and American anti-fraud agencies

  • Thursday, 30 July, 2020
    SFO charges Airbus subsidiary with corruption over Saudi deal

    Three people also charged in relation to £2bn UK government contract

  • Tuesday, 28 July, 2020
    Rio Tinto PLC
    Rio Tinto in talks with SFO over bribery probe deal

    Miner seeks deferred prosecution agreement over Guinea allegations

  • Friday, 17 July, 2020
    UK outsourcing
    G4S plea deal cut after slow response to fraud inquiry

    Judge applies reduced discount on security company’s fine over prisoner tagging

  • Friday, 17 July, 2020
    Geoffrey Cox met fixer in SFO scandal while attorney-general

    Private investigator representing fraud suspects had access to top legal levels

  • Tuesday, 14 July, 2020
    Attorney-general censured for shunning probe into SFO head

    Suella Braverman under attack as fraud office reviews Lisa Osofsky’s behaviour

  • Monday, 13 July, 2020
    UK business & economy
    SFO to probe director’s conduct over contact with ‘freelance agent’ during bribery probe

    Judge says Lisa Osofsky fell for flattery by potential suspects’ representative during Uanoil investigation

  • Friday, 10 July, 2020
    UK outsourcing
    G4S drafts £38.5m deal to settle tagging scandal with fraud office

    SFO says group’s subsidiary misled Ministry of Justice about true extent of profits

  • Tuesday, 16 June, 2020
    De La Rue PLC
    SFO ends probe into banknote printer De La Rue

    Investigation into business in South Sudan closes due to insufficient evidence

  • Thursday, 11 June, 2020
    UK’s SFO closes Euribor probe after extradition requests refused

    Anti-fraud agency withdraws arrest warrants for 4 ex-traders and concludes 5-year investigation

  • Tuesday, 19 May, 2020
    UK’s anti-fraud agency abandons probe into ABB

    SFO says it has not gathered sufficient evidence against Swiss-Swedish conglomerate

  • Monday, 11 May, 2020
    SFO struggles to process evidence during pandemic

    Anti-corruption agency has stopped handling paper documents and seized devices

  • Tuesday, 14 April, 2020
    InterviewRichard Boath
    Former Barclays banker cleared of fraud hits out at SFO’s powers

    Richard Boath tells FT the agency that charged him had fallen short of its responsibility

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