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Thales under investigation in suspected bribery and corruption probe

The Serious Fraud Office has launched an investigation into French defence giant Thales for suspected bribery and corruption. Authorities in the UK and France said they are carrying out a joint probe into the firm, which employs more than 7,000 ...

21 Nov 2024 at 17:24

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Thales denies allegations as fraud office launches probe into suspected bribery

Defence firm Thales has denied allegations related to an investigation by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and French authorities. The weapons manufacturer said the investigation is targeting four of its entities in the UK and France, ...

22 Nov 2024 at 15:07

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Large firms liable for fraud happening under their watch under new UK laws

Businesses could be prosecuted if they profit from fraud committed by one of their employees even if managers do not know about it, under new UK laws. The new “failure to prevent fraud” offence, which came into effect on Monday, holds ...

01 Sept 2025 at 09:52

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Three arrested in SFO probe into alleged £76m fraud

Fraud investigators have arrested three people as part of a probe into a property developer whose 2019 collapse forced some elderly people to move out of their homes and left 600 investors out of pocket. The Carlauren Group had ...

12 Mar 2024 at 14:00

Investigation launched into suspected fraud against debt-ridden local council

The Serious Fraud Office has launched an investigation into failed investments in solar farms that left a local council £1.5 billion in debt. Investigators have issued so-called section 2 notices against banks and other ...

03 Jun 2025 at 13:08

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Former Patisserie Valerie chief financial officer among four charged with fraud

The former chief financial officer of the company behind bakery Patisserie Valerie has been charged with fraud alongside three others, including his wife. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said that it had charged ...

13 Sept 2023 at 13:36

Top girls’ school named its theatre after fraudster following £250,000 donation

A leading independent girls’ school attended by actress Sienna Miller named its theatre after a fraudster following a £250,000 donation from the “proceeds of crime”, a court has heard. Francis Holland School, ...

13 Feb 2023 at 16:47

Former finance firm CEO spared jail after breaching restraint order on assets

The former chief executive of a collapsed finance firm has been spared jail after spending thousands on luxuries while his assets were restrained under a court order. Michael Thomson, also known as Andy ...

17 May 2023 at 14:19

G4S trial awakens memories of past failures at Serious Fraud Office

Comparisons have been drawn with past failures at the Serious Fraud Office as it gave up on attempts to convict three former executives at security company G4S. The trio had been accused of making ...

10 Mar 2023 at 13:12

Supercar tycoon denies withholding info from fraud probe into car leasing firm

A supercar tycoon is alleged to have withheld information from a fraud investigation into a car leasing company which collapsed with debts of £28 million. Millionaire Tom Hartley, who has ...

26 May 2023 at 12:43

Glencore corruption ‘condoned at very senior level’, court told

Corruption within mining giant Glencore, which pleaded guilty to making bribes, was “condoned at a very senior level”, a court has heard. Glencore Energy UK Limited, part of the huge ...

02 Nov 2022 at 16:29

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Serious Fraud Office drops 10-year probe into former FTSE 100 miner ENRC

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has dropped a 10-year probe into former FTSE 100 miner ENRC, saying it does not have enough evidence to prosecute. Prosecutors had been looking into ...

24 Aug 2023 at 17:37

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