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The High Court in London has upheld the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO’s) long-running claim to the assets of convicted fraudster Gerald Smith.
https://www.rahmanravelli.co.uk/news/with-the-serious-fraud-office-having-successfully-concluded-a-lengthy-and-complex-hunt-for-a-fraudster-s-72-million-assets-niall-hearty-of-financial-crime-specialists-rahman-ravelli-reviews-the-case-/
The loss of 150,000 records from a number of national policing systems was caused by a human coding error, but made worse by process and management failures
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252501504/Loss-of-150000-police-records-made-worse-by-management-failures
The Serious Fraud Office has today published its Business Plan for 2021/22
https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2021/05/13/sfo-publishes-business-plan-for-2021-22/
Criminals are exploiting advances in technology to drive serious and organised crime, the NCA says in the 2021 National Strategic Assessment – with increased online usage leading to a rise in offending.
https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/online-is-the-new-frontline-in-fight-against-organised-crime-says-national-crime-agency-on-publication-of-annual-threat-assessment
The newly elected Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands, Simon Foster, is calling for members of the public and organisations to let him know what their priorities are for policing in the West Midlands.
https://www.westmidlands-pcc.gov.uk/your-new-police-and-crime-plan/
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has ended a criminal investigation into individuals associated with Airbus, after it agreed to a record €3.6bn global settlement 16 months ago.
https://www.cityam.com/serious-fraud-office-ends-investigation-into-airbus-individuals/
A former Serco executive who was cleared of defrauding taxpayers by hiding millions of pounds in profits has called for the abolition of the white collar crime agency that pursued him.
https://www.cityam.com/former-serco-boss-calls-for-abolition-of-serious-fraud-office/
The Labour candidate beat the Conservatives' Jay Singh-Sohal in the second round of results
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/labours-simon-foster-declared-new-20556608
A significant High Court judgment that brokers took bribes to push allegedly ruinous loans to farmers has fuelled campaigners’ demands for a change in approach to financial crime in our region.
https://thebristolcable.org/2021/05/nowhere-is-action-needed-more-than-in-bristol-calls-for-avon-and-somersets-next-police-and-crime-commissioner-to-get-tough-on-financial-crime/
Scammers will continue to thrive across the West Midlands unless there is an immediate overhaul in the national response to dealing with fraud, a police chief has said.
https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2021/04/29/scammers-will-thrive-unless-response-is-overhauled-warns-police-and-crime-commissioner/
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