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House of Commons Library on corporate criminal liability

Regulatory sanctions are sometimes available where criminal ones are not, so whereas UBS could not be prosecuted for a crime
relating to LIBOR manipulation, the Financial Conduct Authority did impose a £160 million fine on UBS…

SFO on fraudulent Global Forestry Investment scheme

Mr Bowers and Mr Skeene were behind Global Forestry Investments, a fraudulent green investment scheme which scammed around 2,000 investors out of their savings and pensions. The fraudulent duo encouraged victims to invest in three Brazilian teak tree plantations, claiming they were…

NCA report on youth pathways into cybercrime

The report highlights that online gaming provides a common initial exposure and pathway into UK based. High IQ, an interest in technology, real-world social isolation, and a higher appetite to engage in risky behaviour online are likely identifiers…

First SFO trial of 2022 results in double conviction

The SFO has secured the convictions of the two company directors behind fraudulent green investment schemes in Brazil, which took in approximately £37 million of investments. Global Forestry Investments was presented as a secure, well-managed, ethical investment…

TI UK publishes report on Values Added

This report outlines practical steps to help companies through the key stages of implementing values to enhance their anti-corruption approaches: defining a company’s desired values, understanding those already in place, embedding values…

UK Treasury on fraud, scams & economic crime report

The report urged the Govt to legislate against online fraudulent adverts and seriously consider whether online giants should reimburse those who fall victim to scams on their platforms. It also called for the Govt to urgently…

SFO recovers almost £600k from bank accounts of former Petrofac fixer

SFO has recovered £567,466.53 from personal bank accounts linked to a former fixer for the Petrofac group. The 3 bank accounts – all linked to the Basim Al Shaikh (now deceased) – were identified and then frozen by the SFO on 3rd Feb 2021, on suspicion of containing…

 

The SFO “Operation Steamroller”

SFO will be returning over £1 million to more than 200 victims, following one of the largest boiler room frauds ever pursued by a UK authority. The SFO’s seven year investigation, codenamed Operation Steamroller, led to the successful prosecution of Australian national…

TI-UK on reducing corruption risks in planning decisions

This assessment looked at how local authorities compared against good practice standards for managing corruption risks. Our research found that, overall, local authorities do not meet good practice standards…

 

SFO Business Plan 2022

This Business Plan outlines the key activities that the SFO will undertake in 2022-23 to deliver on our Mission and Strategic Objectives. The mission is to fight complex financial crime; to deliver justice to victims; and to protect the UK’s reputation as a safe place to do business…

SFO outlines strategic plan 2022-25

This Strategy for 2022-2025 sets out the SFO’s approach and goals for the next three years. We will modernise, build our skills and
capabilities, implement improvements in how we do things and seek to influence our operating environment, including the legislative…

TI-UK publishes annual plan for 2022/23

This Annual Plan is the second under 2021-2030 Strategy, ‘Stopping Corruption – Promoting Integrity’. TI will deepen its programme of work across the public sector, political sphere and private sectors of the UK and continue to lead influential global programming…