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⚖️The trial has begun at Southwark Crown Court in the SFO's case against two former directors of Raedex Consortium.
We've recovered £15.4 million through judicial outcomes since April, and we're proud to support the new Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Strategy in the fight against dirty money.
🔗Read more: gov.uk/sfo-cases/raedex-cons…
👋 Our Director welcomed Solicitor General @hammersmithandy today to discuss the SFO’s priorities and vital work tackling serious economic crime.
The Solicitor General heard about progress on our live cases and saw first-hand the pioneering computer analysis techniques in our Digital Forensic Unit.
Working strongly with partners is essential as we continue to build our intelligence work, expand investigative reach and strengthen cryptocurrency capabilities. Read more on our work 👉gov.uk/sfo-cases
🚨 Case update: A further two former Glencore employees, Alex Beard and Andrew Gibson, have pleaded not guilty to bribery offences following an SFO probe into alleged corruption in West Africa.
They join four co-defendants already facing trial. Read more on GOV.UK: gov.uk/sfo-cases/glencore-em…
🚨 Today the three directors of Ethical Forestry Limited were sentenced prison following a Serious Fraud Office investigation.
Hear from Prosecutor Emma Zymancyk on the tactics used by the fraudulent directors.
Read more about the case on our website.
If you were a victim in this case and want to be included in the confiscation process, please complete the questionnaire on the case page: gov.uk/sfo-cases/ethical-for…
🚨 Breaking news: The Serious Fraud Office has secured prison sentences for the three former directors of Ethical Forestry Limited.
🚨 Receivership order variation secured in our £87 million confiscation order against Gerald Smith — convicted in 2006 and sentenced to eight years for a £35 million fraud.
Our response to the publication of Part 2 of Jonathan Fisher KC’s Independent Review and the Government’s response to disclosure reform ⬇️
From today, measures in the @ukhomeoffice Crime and Policing Act closes a long-standing gap.
For the first time, when new criminal assets are confiscated from convicted defendants, that money can now be paid back to victims with outstanding losses.
🚨 Breaking news: The SFO has launched an investigation into suspected fraud, false accounting, and money laundering at UK telecoms firm IMC.
We are working closely with the @ManhattanDA on a parallel investigation.