Archifau Blynyddol:2018

• Serious Fraud Office turns 30: marking our 30th anniversary

  24th Ebr 2018 | Eitemau newyddion

  This month the Serious Fraud Office turned 30, to mark this milestone, we’ve taken a look back at some of the historical moments and notable cases from our three decades at the forefront of the UK’s fight against serious and complex, fraud, bribery and corruption.

• Changes to SFO funding arrangements

  19th Ebr 2018 | Datganiadau

  Following publication of the Main Estimates today, the SFO can confirm changes to its funding arrangements. The changes are cost-neutral but will enable the SFO to manage its budget more flexibly and efficiently, with a significantly reduced call on the reserve.

• Ultra Electronic Holdings PLC

  19th Ebr 2018 | Eitemau newyddion

  The SFO confirms it has opened a criminal investigation in to suspected corruption in the conduct of business in Algeria by Ultra Electronic Holdings plc (“Ultra”), its subsidiaries, employees and associated persons.

• AI powered ‘Robo-Lawyer’ helps step up the SFO’s fight against economic crime

  10th Ebr 2018 | Eitemau newyddion

  Today, the Serious Fraud Office announced a significant upgrade to its document analysis capability as artificial intelligence is made available to all of its new casework from this month.

• Mark Thompson appointed interim Director of the SFO

  10th Ebr 2018 | Eitemau newyddion

  The Attorney General’s Office has today announced that Mark Thompson, currently Chief Operating Officer at the Serious Fraud Office, will be appointed Director on an interim basis pending the next permanent Director becoming available.

• False contracts fraudster ordered to pay nearly £200,000

  10th Ebr 2018 | Eitemau newyddion

  Carl Cumiskey was ordered by HHJ Gledhill QC to pay a confiscation order of £194,343 at a hearing at Southwark Crown Court on 6 April 2018. The order is required to be satisfied in full within three months or a default sentence of 2 years will be activated.

• SFO closes Stirling Mortimer Global Property Fund PCC investigation

  9th Ebr 2018 | Eitemau newyddion

  Today (9 April 2018) the Director of the Serious Fraud Office closed the SFO’s investigation into allegations of fraud against a number of investment companies operated by Stirling Mortimer Global Property Fund PCC.

• Serious Fraud Office turns 30: three decades combating serious and complex economic crime

  6th Ebr 2018 | Eitemau newyddion

  This week, the SFO turns 30, marking three decades since the agency first opened its doors on April 6th 1988.

• SFO recovers £4.4m from corrupt diplomats in ‘Chad Oil’ share deal

  22nd Maw 2018 | Eitemau newyddion

  The SFO is set to recover millions lost in a corruption case which saw Griffiths Energy bribe Chadian diplomats in the United States and Canada.

• Man convicted of multi-million pound corruption sentenced to additional year in prison

  22nd Maw 2018 | Eitemau newyddion

  Graham Marchment has had his default prison sentence of one year activated by the court for failure to pay £37,057.08 outstanding of a confiscation order.

• Camilla de Silva at ABC Minds Financial Services

  16th Maw 2018 | Areithiau

  Camilla de Silva, Joint Head of Bribery and Corruption, speaking at ABC Minds Financial Services conference on 15 March 2018.

• Ex-Deutsche Bank trader pleads guilty over EURIBOR manipulation

  15th Maw 2018 | Case Updates

  Christian Bittar pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud in connection with the SFO’s investigation into the manipulation of the Euro Interbank Offered Rate.