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Carlauren Group
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is conducting an investigation into the Carlauren Group, a former UK registered property developer, in relation to an alleged £76 million fraud involving luxury care homes. Over four years, the company purchased 23 properties across the UK, offering an annual 10% return on investment in its renovation of these properties […]
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Signature Group
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is conducting an investigation into collapsed business Signature Group in relation to a suspected £140 million fraud, involving 1000 investors from around the globe. Operating for over seven years, Signature Group, an international property investment scheme attracted investors in the redevelopment of landmarks including Belfast’s Scottish Mutual Building and the Coal […]
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AOG Technics Ltd
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is conducting a criminal investigation into suspected fraud at aircraft parts supplier AOG Technics Ltd. Since 2015, UK-headquartered AOG Technics has supplied parts for passenger aircraft engines around the world. These are mostly sold to overseas companies that install airline parts, as well as some UK airlines, maintenance providers and […]
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Axiom Ince
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is conducting a criminal investigation into suspected fraud at the collapsed law firm Axiom Ince. Axiom Ince stopped trading in September 2023 when approximately £66 million in client money was found to be missing from its accounts and spent. On 14th November 2023, the SFO arrested seven individuals and carried […]
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Hartley
On 9th November 2023 the SFO confirmed it would no longer be proceeding with its prosecution of Tom Hartley for failure to comply with an SFO investigation. As a responsible prosecutor, we must ensure all our cases meet the evidential and public interest tests set by the Code for Crown Prosecutors and information submitted by […]
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Safe Hands Plans Limited
The Serious Fraud Office is conducting a criminal investigation into a suspected fraud at Safe Hands Plans Limited and its parent company SHP Capital Holdings Limited. The companies operated a pre-paid funeral plan scheme that collapsed in 2022 after failing to secure authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority. Approximately 46,000 plan holders had paid toward […]
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Jammal email fraud
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is seeking to recover funds stolen in a suspected email fraud in 2002 by the British-Lebanese national Abdallah Ali Jammal. In June 2023, the SFO secured provisional High Court approval to recover over £500,000 stolen from victims of the scam, trialling a new approach to victim reparation. The SFO has […]
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London Mining Plc
In 2016, the Director of the Serious Fraud Office opened an investigation into allegations of bribery and corruption within a mining company in Sierra Leone. These allegations related to irregularities concerning the company executives and their consultants. On 2 June 2023, following the seven-year investigation, the SFO announced it had brought charges against three former […]
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Gulnara Karimova & Rustam Madumarov
On 3 October 2018 the Serious Fraud Office issued a claim for civil recovery in the High Court under Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. 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. On 18 […]
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Arena Television Limited
An ongoing criminal investigation is being conducted into the business practices of individuals associated with Arena Television Limited and its linked entities. On 23 February 2022, three sites were searched by the SFO with support from the National Crime Agency. Two individuals were arrested and questioned. As the investigation is ongoing, the SFO is unable […]
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Alpha and Green Park companies
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) opened an investigation into the Alpha and Green Park group of companies in 2021. This focused on suspected fraud in relation to student and holiday property development schemes. We pursued multiple lines of inquiry to examine the alleged conduct. Our investigation included a public call for information from UK investors […]
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R v Bluu Solutions Limited and Tetris Projects Limited
The Serious Fraud Office opened a criminal investigation into suspected bribery at Bluu Solutions Limited (BSL) and Tetris Projects Limited (TPL) in 2017. The SFO secured two Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) on 19th July 2021, with BSL and TPL, which are both subsidiaries of real estate company Jones Lang LaSalle. Following the agreement of the […]